From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org):
The scientific evidence has been mounting for decades. Recent analyses, including the latest National Climate Assessment and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent report, affirm what we already know: climate change is not some problem in the distant future—it’s happening right now.
Our new climate reality is fraught with stronger hurricanes, polar vortex shifts, recurrent high tide flooding, life-threatening heat waves, longer wildfire seasons, and more rain during heavy downpours. And studies show that climate change is not affecting everyone equally. Low-income communities and communities of color, as well as indigenous peoples, often suffer most.
We have reached a tipping point on climate action—scientists say we have roughly one decade left to avoid the most severe consequences of climate change. Urge your legislators to act on climate today at https://secure.ucsusa.org/onlineactions/HMTVZ1zYyE2OvMwuwRuyUA2.
Thankfully, momentum is building for climate action within Congress and across the country. We’re now having the first productive congressional hearings on climate change in six years, and the “Green New Deal” has sparked new ideas, energy, and momentum for the call for swift, equitable, and significant climate action.
Write to your legislators today and urge them to show real leadership on climate action, especially as the administration is actively rolling back programs that were put in place to reduce global warming emissions and protect Americans from the impacts of climate change.
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