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I am writing with Hurricane Sandy having brought devastation to New York and the East coast of the United States. Much has been written on the politics of climate change. But until a few days ago, a severe weather event affecting the Presidential poll in the world's largest economy and second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, would have been regarded as creative fantasy or another average Hollywood script.

"In the latest episode of Veritasium, Derek hits the streets to see if Sydneysiders are as tired of hearing the statistics as he is, and the results were a little surprising. Not only do most of the people he polled not know the facts, many don't actually believe climate change is happening (despite the fact that 97 to 98 percent of the scientific community now agree that it is). "

"Unfortunately, the Australian media has failed to ask politicians who support inadequate climate change policies to justify their position on scientific and ethical grounds. Here is what journalists - and you - should be asking them."

"The Nine Network has been accused by Greenpeace of buckling under pressure from the beverage industry for the last-minute yanking of an ad promoting recycling from its Friday night football coverage. A 45-second version of the ad on YouTube has been among the most popular in Australia, with more than half a million views since its launch this week."

When I testified before the US Senate in the hot summer of 1988, I warned of the kind of future that climate change would bring to us and our planet. I painted a grim picture of the consequences of steadily increasing temperatures, driven by mankind's use of fossil fuels. But I have a confession to make: I was too optimistic. My projections about increasing global temperature have been proved true. But I failed to fully explore how quickly that average rise would drive an increase in extreme weather.

"Are you willing to pay for climate change action?"