By Jim Warren. Severe climate changes are occurring at an accelerating rate. Our planet is in crisis, according to the world’s top scientists, and corrective measures that are proven, feasible and economically beneficial — mainly energy efficiency — need to be implemented now.
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Govt Report Links Weather Extremes, Climate Change – ABC News
20-Year Intense Downpours to Occur Every 6 Years By CLAYTON SANDELL, BILL BLAKEMORE and BARBARA PINTO June 19, 2008 — In Burlington, Iowa, the rain-swollen Mississippi has swallowed part of downtown. It’s the second record-breaking flood in the past 15 years and the second time Dennis Standard’s riverfront restaurant has …
Oxfam: Weather Disasters Soar, IPCC Demands Action – A Statement from NC WARN
Preparing North Carolina for Climate Changes – News Release by NC WARN
UPDATE SEPT. 2009: State govt. still has done little on this front. Representative Pricey Harrison 57th District North Carolina General Assembly For Immediate Release May 3, 2005 Contact on the bill: Representative Pricey Harrison, (919) 733-5771 On the studies: NC WARN, Jim Warren (919) 416-5077 Studies show likelihood of increasingly violent weather …
Synopsis of Recent Scientific Findings on Global Warming – A Statement by NC WARN
Despite a well-funded public relations offensive by polluting industries, by 2001 scientific consensus was solid: Rising global temperatures are primarily caused by burning fossil fuels. Since then, evidence is mounting that 1) global warming is advancing rapidly; 2) rising temperatures are driving extreme weather; 3) the rate of warming is accelerating at a disturbing pace; and 4) we are rapidly approaching a point of no return.