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Yahoo reports that top global scientists have pointed to Florida as an example of permanent and irreversible damage caused by climate change.
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Yahoo reports that top global scientists have pointed to Florida as an example of permanent and irreversible damage caused by climate change.
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The nearly 2,000 page report, which had a global focus, was released by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The nearly 2,000 page report, which had a global focus, was released by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The report cites Florida as evidence of climate change's effect, not only environmentally, but also economically.
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Yahoo points out that Florida is already experiencing tidal flooding, higher temperatures, stronger hurricanes and less productive agriculture, livestock and fisheries.
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Yahoo points out that Florida is already experiencing tidal flooding, higher temperatures, stronger hurricanes and less productive agriculture, livestock and fisheries.
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Yahoo points out that Florida is already experiencing tidal flooding, higher temperatures, stronger hurricanes and less productive agriculture, livestock and fisheries.
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In addition to this, harmful algal blooms and mosquito-borne illnesses have been on the rise in the sunshine state.
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In addition to this, harmful algal blooms and mosquito-borne illnesses have been on the rise in the sunshine state.
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Economically, homebuyers in Florida, wary of the risk of flood, have cost the Miami-Dade real estate market an estimated $500 million.
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Yahoo reports that Florida has already spent hundreds of millions on raising homes and roads to safeguard against the risks of rising sea levels.
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The scientific evidence is unequivocal: climate change is a threat to human well-being and the health of the planet, Adelle Thomas, Researcher at the University of the Bahamas and a lead author on the IPCC report, via Yahoo.
Any further delay in concerted global action will miss a brief and rapidly closing window to secure a livable future, Adelle Thomas, Researcher at the University of the Bahamas and a lead author on the IPCC report, via Yahoo
