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New Report Confirms Global Warming Consequences

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St. Paul, MN - A new report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds we've just seen the tip of the melting iceberg when it comes to the impact of global warming. J. Drake Hamilton with Minnesota-based Fresh Energy has been going through the findings. She says one is that the Midwest could be hit hard.

"They are saying that our crop yields will decline. That farmers will see more water stress. That extreme heat will become more common. And, the frequency of very heavy rainstorms could double over the next 50 years."

She notes the consequences in other parts of the world could be even worse, including wildfires, disease-carrying pests and coastal communities under water. Hamilton adds the study group noted global warming is already having an impact worldwide, and the effects are getting more widespread as temperatures continue to increase. The science panel has concluded most of the changes are caused by human decisions, not some sort of natural global cycle.

"This panel says that we need to set pollution limits that lead us to a path to avoid the worst effects of global warming. What they say we need to do is to slow our emissions and ultimately cut them by 80-percent. That means, [we are] really, burning too many fossil fuels, too much coal, oil and natural gas. So, there is some natural variability. But, on top of that, we are really pushing the climate way too hard."

She notes a bill under consideration by the Minnesota legislature, which has support from Governor Pawlenty, calls for reductions in carbon emissions from coal plants and other sources.

More information can be found at www.fresh-energy.org. Highlights of the IPCC report can be viewed online at www.ipccinfo.com.


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