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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Tallahassee, We Have a Problem


Florida
Tallahassee, We Have a Problem!
Climate problems in Florida

In Florida, more than a million people live within roughly three feet of elevation from the high tide mark. With the effects of global warming, sea level is expected to easily rise that much along Florida’s shores later this century. Thousands of homes and businesses are in the path of that rising sea, and millions of lives would be impacted. State leaders entrusted with Florida’s welfare would treat this problem like the unfolding crisis it is, right? Instead, an investigation found state officials have prohibited the use of “global warming,” “climate change,” and “sea-level rise” in state documents. READ MOREhttp://blog.ucsusa.org/tallahassee-we-have-a-problem-the-harm-done-by-floridas-climate-leadership-void

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