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A recent Yale climate survey shows most Americans think climate change is a future problem.
They're wrong, it’s already here.
This is how it’s wreaking havoc on not only the environment but the US economy 1/ wired.trib.al/f7bYcJr
They're wrong, it’s already here.
This is how it’s wreaking havoc on not only the environment but the US economy 1/ wired.trib.al/f7bYcJr
Since 1901, sea levels have risen 8 inches and the ocean’s surface temperature is up 0.86 degrees Celsius. You’ve probably already heard that, but what does it mean? Intense, unpredictable, and costly extreme weather events 2/ wired.trib.al/f7bYcJr
Those events include Hurricane Harvey, which dumped 33 trillion gallons of water on Houston, damaged 100,000 homes, and was one of the most expensive US disasters ever. In 2017, 6 hurricanes had wind speeds greater than 110 mph. That's not normal 3/ wired.trib.al/wwgD9nH
Climate change isn’t just making our storms worse, temperature increases are causing extreme drought. In 2015 alone, drought cost California—America’s principal source of fruits, vegetables, and nuts—almost a billion dollars 4/ wired.trib.al/BX6W7IL
Drought and heat waves aren’t just a California problem—across the globe 157 million more people experienced one in 2016 than in 2000. In every corner of the US, cities are seeing an increase in them 5/ wired.trib.al/f7bYcJr
You can thank climate change for some of the most destructive wildfires in history. Without rain to rehydrate vegetation, they’re burning hotter and faster than ever before 6/ wired.trib.al/Pk0MWmS
There have also been some more subtle effects from climate change. Temperature and precipitation changes led to a threefold increase in disease cases from infected mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas from 2004-2016 7/ wired.trib.al/BX6W7IL
Just this week, @NASA determined 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record. None of these trends are going to just stop or reverse anytime soon. Climate change is here and now, and it’s changing life on Earth as we know it 8/ wired.trib.al/f7bYcJr
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