New Climate Change Report: A Wake-Up Call « The Washington Independent
Jul 31, 2020116K Shares2.5M Views
This afternoon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association released a report on the impact of climate change in the United States. Its aim is as much political as it is scientific — The Guardiancalls it “part of a carefully crafted strategy by the White House to help build public support for President Obama’s agenda and boost the prospects of a climate change bill now making its way through Congress” — and it shows not only the potentially devastating future effects of global warming, but also the pronounced consequences already engendered by rising temperatures.
I encourage you to take a look at the full report— or at least the summary— but for a quick overview, check out the truly startling maps below the jump:
According to the report, the Southeast will be particularly hard-hit:
And for those who think that the threat of rising sea levels is pure alarmism, here’s the impact we’ve already felt:
Likewise, shrinking Arctic sea ice:
Paula M. Graham
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