“This decision goes against all common sense, especially considering the many recent revelations of errors and obfuscation in the allegedly ‘settled science’ of global warming.'”
WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS FOR GEORGIA
- Thirty percent of Georgia’s 707 miles of coastline are at high or very high vulnerability to sea level rise.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated 92 counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by drought in 2012.
- Sea level rise, dangerous storm surges, and intense hurricanes already pose serious threats to coastal cities in the Southeast, and climate change will intensify these impacts. The Southeast experienced two billion-dollar extreme weather events in 2012. Decreased water availability is very likely to affect the region’s economy as well as its natural systems. By the end of this century, much of the Southeast will experience more than 100 days above 90°F, which in the absence of adaptive actions is expected to lead to more heat-stress related illness and deaths, decreased agricultural production, and negative impacts on fish and wildlife. Warmer temperatures accelerate formation of smog in urban areas, exacerbating respiratory problems such as asthma.
