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The Obama Administration on Tuesday released a report showing climate disruption is already leaving deep imprints on every sector of the environment and that the consequences of these changes will grow steadily worse in coming decades.
The 196-page report crisscrosses the United States and finds that global warming has touched every corner: Heavier downpours, strengthened heat waves, altered river flows and extended growing seasons.
These changes, the report notes, will place increasing stress on water, health, energy and transportation systems and have, in several instances, already crossed tipping points to irreversible change.
"This report is a game-changer," said Administrator Jane Lubchenco of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Much of the foot-dragging in addressing climate change is in the perception that climate change is a ways down the road and only occurring in remote parts of the planet.
"Climate change is happening now. It's happening in our own backyards, and ... it affects you and the things you care about."
Originally posted by bakednutz
MYTH: Human activity is responsible for it, and/or speeding it up.
There is no way to prove that human activity is responsible for the climate change.
[edit on 17-6-2009 by bakednutz]
Originally posted by warrenb
Regardless of the name given to this process of "change", be it global warming, dimming or new ice age, the facts cannot be denied, we are contributing to the speeding up of the change itself and if we don't change our ways now, the future looks quite uncertain.
[edit on 17-6-2009 by warrenb]
Originally posted by warrenb
The 196-page report crisscrosses the United States and finds that global warming has touched every corner: Heavier downpours, strengthened heat waves, altered river flows and extended growing seasons.
Originally posted by Mahree
I guess the global warming hasn't hit the north country yet. Our winters have been longer and more intense. No extended growing season here. The vegetable gardens haven't really got a start yet. Frost unusually late in the spring.
Originally posted by MrVertigo
So regardless of whether we see a new ice age or global warming skyrockets it's because of greenhouse gasses emitted by mankind?
I'm sorry but that just doesn't fly. It's basically saying "I have no idea what's happening but whatever it is, it's our fault".
Either Co2 causes global warming or it doesn't. You can't just suddenly do a 180 when the facts don't agree with you.