‘Jonathan Pershing, the State Department’s special climate change envoy, said aggressive action is needed at the UN conference in Morocco. What’s at stake, he said, is the likelihood of dynamics such as superstorm Sandy, the spread of the diseases such as the Zika virus, and the growth of terrorist groups like Boko Haram, all of which he said are threats linked to the warming of average global temperatures.’
Source: US negotiator: ‘severe’ damage without more climate action – CSMonitor.com