The world is experiencing climate change. There may be debate about the cause but there is no denying the reality. The facts are almost everywhere. More tornados, higher tides, and melting glaciers are just part of the data. After the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, predicted a dryer than normal California winter, the opposite occurred. National television networks reported much higher than normal water falls in Yosemite National Park. According to the National Park Service website, the April 1, 2011 snow pack in the Tuolumne River drainage was 178% of average. This was reported in the Fresno Examiner (about two hours from Yosemite Valley).
Newsweek’s June 6, 2011 edition includes a dramatic two page photo from Joplin, Mo and a four page article and world map that predicts 6º to 10ºF increases in temperature by the end of the century. Even if they are extremes, one half the numbers predicted are alarming.
Next week in Vancouver, Canada, city representatives from across Canada, the United States and Britain will gather at a conference dubbed “Resilient Communities: Preparing for the Climate Challenge.”
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