Independent: In a surprise endorsement, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in the wake of Hurricane Sandy that he will vote for President Barack Obama in next Tuesday’s election because “we need leadership” from the White House on climate change.
Mr Bloomberg’s city was swamped by a wall of water from the hurricane which killed 32 New Yorkers and caused an estimated $20 billion in damage on Monday night. In his endorsement yesterday, he said that climate change may have contributed to the megastorm,…