Study: Few states preparing for climate change
By Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times
Fewer than half of American states are working to protect themselves from climate change, despite more detailed warnings from scientists that communities are already being damaged, according to a new online clearinghouse of states’ efforts compiled by the Georgetown Climate Center.
Fourteen states have plans to prepare for the effects of climate change. California, New York and Maryland are among those that have made the greatest progress toward the dozens of goals their plans set forth, such as cutting statewide greenhouse gas emissions, improving infrastructure, securing water supplies, battling wildfires or coping with rising sea levels. Even those states have much work ahead of them, though.
Another eight states and the District of Columbia are devising similar plans, and some counties and towns have plans in place, too. But more than half of American states have not taken any steps to address the threats posed by climate change, leaving them vulnerable to predicted flooding, drought and wildfire, and leaving taxpayers on the hook for the cleanup.
The online tool is meant to give communities a way to track what their state is doing to adapt to climate change. Lawmakers and regulators could also use the tool to glean ideas from states that are further along.
Because the only science tied to this hoax is science fiction.
BC, so you’re saying that 95%+ of climate scientists around the world are involved in a US conspiracy? Huh.
The 97% figure so often used is actually of the 33% or so of scientists who believe climate change exists. So in effect its 97% of the 33% of scientists who believe in man made “climate change” . As in most things, if you want the truth you should follow the money.
Science has absolutely no use for “believers”.
KennyB, Where do you get the “33% or so of scientists who believe climate change exists.” information? I’d like to see who actually believes that.
Just how far up the ladder should we follow the money? And is that the ONLY criteria we should look at? Remember when scientists who were paid by tobacco companies told us nicotine was not addictive? What about the scientists in the pocket of Shell, Exxon/Mobil or Halliburton? Or those ‘scientists’ employed by marketing firms for prescription medicines (Gaia; she’s still the ONLY one for you, but your intellectual dysfunction could be a question of blood flow…caused by the ‘deniers’ head being firmly inserted A) in the sand, or B) in your wallet, or C) up their ” ___”)!
Bitter. Just because you don’t understand Climate does not make you an expert on them.
Ocean levels are rising and becoming warmer and more acidic whether you believe it or not.