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Sociologist Steve Picou paints a grim picture of future catastrophes

Alabama Sociologist Steve Picou made his reputation studying the social impacts of the 1989 Exxon-Valdez oil spill.  Then Hurricane Katrina hit in his own back yard. Today he warned people at the Alaska Forum on the Environment that these events are just a taste of the catastrophes to come.Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage Download Audio