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Global Warming Is Worsening Water Scarcity in California
Los Angeles, CA -- On Tuesday, the U.S. Global Change Research Program published the third National Climate Assessment. The report found that nationally, average U.S. temperature has increased 1.5 degrees since 1895, and global warming is worsening water scarcity in California.
Environment California Clean Energy Advocate Michelle Kinman issued the following statement in response:
“We already know global warming threatens our future. This report shows how it is harming our communities now.
“This report makes clear what farmers, first responders, and flood insurers have already seen firsthand: Global warming is increasing the likelihood of extreme weather events, contributing to sea level rise, and increasing drought in many regions.
“In June, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants. This is a huge deal – power plants are the largest source of carbon pollution in the county, but face no federal limits on carbon as they do for soot, smog, and other dangerous air pollution. This isn’t the only action we need to solve the climate crises. But it’s a big step on the national level.
“Here in California, we can also take big steps. California has a critical opportunity—and responsibility—to head off the worst impacts of global warming on local communities. One key step in the right direction is Senator Kevin de León’s Charge Ahead California legislation (SB 1275), which aims to electrify the transportation sector, which currently accounts for more global warming pollution than another other single source in the state. By transforming the cars, trucks and buses that we drive every day, we can create cleaner, healthier skies for all Californians.
“Together, these steps at can make a world of difference in combatting global warming.”
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Environment California is a statewide, nonprofit, environmental advocacy organization working to protect California’s air, water and open spaces. More information can be found at http://www.EnvironmentCalifornia.org.
http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/news/cae/global-warming-worsening-water-scarcity-california
“We already know global warming threatens our future. This report shows how it is harming our communities now.
“This report makes clear what farmers, first responders, and flood insurers have already seen firsthand: Global warming is increasing the likelihood of extreme weather events, contributing to sea level rise, and increasing drought in many regions.
“In June, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants. This is a huge deal – power plants are the largest source of carbon pollution in the county, but face no federal limits on carbon as they do for soot, smog, and other dangerous air pollution. This isn’t the only action we need to solve the climate crises. But it’s a big step on the national level.
“Here in California, we can also take big steps. California has a critical opportunity—and responsibility—to head off the worst impacts of global warming on local communities. One key step in the right direction is Senator Kevin de León’s Charge Ahead California legislation (SB 1275), which aims to electrify the transportation sector, which currently accounts for more global warming pollution than another other single source in the state. By transforming the cars, trucks and buses that we drive every day, we can create cleaner, healthier skies for all Californians.
“Together, these steps at can make a world of difference in combatting global warming.”
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Environment California is a statewide, nonprofit, environmental advocacy organization working to protect California’s air, water and open spaces. More information can be found at http://www.EnvironmentCalifornia.org.
http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/news/cae/global-warming-worsening-water-scarcity-california
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Almost everyday our skies in northern California are decorated with high, wide spreading, persistent ,man made, cirrus clouds caused by the application of chemical aerosols released from high flying jet aircraft.
This has pretty much been a sort of secret black box project as no agencies have stepped forward to take the responsibility for how these chemicals impact health and the weather etc.. But considering that massive amounts of CO2 are being released every day by these high flying jet aircraft it would seem to be very counter productive. Counter productive or not some corporations are making a lot of profit off from formulating and selling weather altering chemicals and disseminating them using jet tankers.
The problem is that there is no substantial proof that this SRM program does any good but there is proof that this program negatively impacts the rain cycle. The constant application of high altitude aerosols can, depending on the types of chemicals and frequency of application, cause less rainfall and erode the upper ozone layer.
Oh great! At a time when when California is desperate for rain we get geo-engineered less precipitation in the name of keeping the planet cooler.
Are weapons of weather being used against us to make an expensive plan of action (twin tunnels etc.) more appealing? The technology available today makes this a real possibilty.
This has pretty much been a sort of secret black box project as no agencies have stepped forward to take the responsibility for how these chemicals impact health and the weather etc.. But considering that massive amounts of CO2 are being released every day by these high flying jet aircraft it would seem to be very counter productive. Counter productive or not some corporations are making a lot of profit off from formulating and selling weather altering chemicals and disseminating them using jet tankers.
The problem is that there is no substantial proof that this SRM program does any good but there is proof that this program negatively impacts the rain cycle. The constant application of high altitude aerosols can, depending on the types of chemicals and frequency of application, cause less rainfall and erode the upper ozone layer.
Oh great! At a time when when California is desperate for rain we get geo-engineered less precipitation in the name of keeping the planet cooler.
Are weapons of weather being used against us to make an expensive plan of action (twin tunnels etc.) more appealing? The technology available today makes this a real possibilty.
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