Increased US Climate Risks - New EPA Website

[Occams Barber]

Revamped EPA website shows increased climate change risks (phys.org) (edited)


After a gap of more than four years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is relaunching a website highlighting evidence of climate change in the United States, including rising temperatures, increased ocean acidity, sea level rise, river flooding, droughts, heat waves and wildfires.

EPA unveiled the revamped website on Climate Change Indicators on Wednesday, calling it a "comprehensive resource" that presents clear and compelling evidence of changes to the climate. The website was effectively suspended under President Donald Trump, who did not allow information on the site to be updated and who repeatedly disputed or downplayed the effects of climate change.

The new indicators show that:

• 2020 was the second-warmest year on record, after 2016

• Arctic sea ice was the second smallest on record last year.

• Heat waves are occurring more often across the United States, from an average of two heat waves per year during the 1960s to six per year during the 2010s.

• Sea levels rose along much of the U.S. coastline between 1960 and 2020, particularly the mid-Atlantic and parts of the Gulf Coast, where some reporting stations registered increases of more than 8 inches

• Coastal flooding also is becoming more frequent, especially along the East and Gulf Coasts

• The average length of the growing season in the lower 48 states increased by more than two weeks since the beginning of the 20th century.

The revamped site also features interactive data exploration tools with graphs, maps and figures, along with an overview of the climate change indicators and climate change's effects on human health and the environment.

More...

Sources:
Revamped EPA website shows increased climate change risks (phys.org)
Climate Change Indicators in the United States | US EPA

OB

 

[Shemjaza]

But... but... but... It was really cold in my home town for a few nights in November! Checkmate warmists!

</prediction>

 

[HTacianas]

Revamped EPA website shows increased climate change risks (phys.org) (edited)


After a gap of more than four years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is relaunching a website highlighting evidence of climate change in the United States, including rising temperatures, increased ocean acidity, sea level rise, river flooding, droughts, heat waves and wildfires.

EPA unveiled the revamped website on Climate Change Indicators on Wednesday, calling it a "comprehensive resource" that presents clear and compelling evidence of changes to the climate. The website was effectively suspended under President Donald Trump, who did not allow information on the site to be updated and who repeatedly disputed or downplayed the effects of climate change.

The new indicators show that:

• 2020 was the second-warmest year on record, after 2016

• Arctic sea ice was the second smallest on record last year.

• Heat waves are occurring more often across the United States, from an average of two heat waves per year during the 1960s to six per year during the 2010s.

• Sea levels rose along much of the U.S. coastline between 1960 and 2020, particularly the mid-Atlantic and parts of the Gulf Coast, where some reporting stations registered increases of more than 8 inches

• Coastal flooding also is becoming more frequent, especially along the East and Gulf Coasts

• The average length of the growing season in the lower 48 states increased by more than two weeks since the beginning of the 20th century.

The revamped site also features interactive data exploration tools with graphs, maps and figures, along with an overview of the climate change indicators and climate change's effects on human health and the environment.

More...

Sources:
Revamped EPA website shows increased climate change risks (phys.org)
Climate Change Indicators in the United States | US EPA

OB

Please read this article:

Tampa Bay - Wikipedia

 

[Occams Barber]

Please read this article:

Tampa Bay - Wikipedia

At a guess - is this the bit you're referring to?

Climate change

Tampa bay, like other parts of Florida, is extremely vulnerable to sea level rise caused by climate change.[11] Already sea level have risen 8 inches since 1946.[11] A category 5 hurricane in Florida is of most concern in the Tampa Bay area, and climate related sea level rise of as little as six inches would exacerbate its impact.[13]

The Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition coordinates the region's response to climate change.[14] Communities throughout the Bay, including St. Petersburg, Florida and Tampa, Florida are adapting infrastructure and buildings to face changes in sea level.[11]
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OB

 

[Occams Barber]

But... but... but... It was really cold in my home town for a few nights in November! Checkmate warmists!

</prediction>

I heard on the weather forecast that the southern (Australian) states are due for a super cold snap this weekend. It involves something called "snow" (??)

Climate change is definitely over

OB

 

[HTacianas]

At a guess - is this the bit you're referring to?

Climate change

Tampa bay, like other parts of Florida, is extremely vulnerable to sea level rise caused by climate change.[11] Already sea level have risen 8 inches since 1946.[11] A category 5 hurricane in Florida is of most concern in the Tampa Bay area, and climate related sea level rise of as little as six inches would exacerbate its impact.[13]

The Tampa Bay Regional Resiliency Coalition coordinates the region's response to climate change.[14] Communities throughout the Bay, including St. Petersburg, Florida and Tampa, Florida are adapting infrastructure and buildings to face changes in sea level.[11]
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OB

Now compare it to this:

Origin[edit]
Tampa Bay formed approximately 6,000 years ago as a brackish drowned river valley type[3] estuary with a wide mouth connecting it to the Gulf of Mexico. Prior to that time, it was a large fresh water lake, possibly fed by the Floridan Aquifer through natural springs.[4] Though the exact process of the lake-to-bay transformation is not completely understood, the leading theory is that rising seas levels following the last ice age coupled with the formation of a massive sink hole near the current mouth of the bay created a connection between the lake and the gulf.[5]

 

[AV1611VET]

From realtor.com:

Tampa, FL is a seller's market in April 2021, which means that there are more people looking to buy than there are homes available.

 

[Occams Barber]

Now compare it to this:

Origin[edit]
Tampa Bay formed approximately 6,000 years ago as a brackish drowned river valley type[3] estuary with a wide mouth connecting it to the Gulf of Mexico. Prior to that time, it was a large fresh water lake, possibly fed by the Floridan Aquifer through natural springs.[4] Though the exact process of the lake-to-bay transformation is not completely understood, the leading theory is that rising seas levels following the last ice age coupled with the formation of a massive sink hole near the current mouth of the bay created a connection between the lake and the gulf.[5]

Sorry - I'm not getting your point?

OB

 

[Occams Barber]

From realtor.com:

I believe all properties come with a big bucket and packet of sponges.

OB

 

[AV1611VET]

I believe all properties come with a big bucket and packet of sponges.

OB

And here I just came out of hiding from some space junk that was supposed to fall on us!

 

[CatsRule2020]

No matter how much the U.S. scales back on emissions, China will not.

Many will still be in denial of climate change when there becomes a demand for snowblowers in Florida and air-conditioners in Alaska.

 

[Occams Barber]

And here I just came out of hiding from some space junk that was supposed to fall on us!

That Chinese space junk was supposed to fall on us.

We've just spent the last week frantically evacuating the island.

OB

 

[AV1611VET]

No matter how much the U.S. scales back on emissions, China will not.

Many will still be in denial of climate change when there becomes a demand for snowblowers in Florida and air-conditioners in Alaska.

Whilst railing against climate change, people:

1. drive a gas-powered car
2. have a cement patio
3. have glass windows
4. have a barbecue grill
5. have a fireplace
6. drink pop
7. use a CO2 extinguisher

 

[AV1611VET]

That Chinese space junk was supposed to fall on us.

We've just spent the last week frantically evacuating the island.

OB

More to come:

 

[Occams Barber]

No matter how much the U.S. scales back on emissions, China will not.

According to current reports China is aiming for net zero emissions by 2060.
How China could be carbon neutral by mid-century - Nature
https://www.nature.com › news › article
19 Oct 2020 — China, the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has promised to become carbon neutral before 2060, and to begin cutting its emissions within ...

China just stunned the world with its step-up on climate action ...
https://theconversation.com › china-just-stunned-the-wo...
8 Oct 2020 — China's President Xi Jinping surprised the global community recently by committing his country to net-zero emissions by 2060. Prior to this ...

For a more balanced view you also need to consider this as a per capita problem:
Why China’s Emissions Are So High & How They Actually Compare To Other Countries – ETHICAL UNICORN

If we instead look at this data in terms of per capita emissions, China drops to 12th place. The US is third, behind Saudia Arabia and Australia, and the UK is 13th. Considering the drastic differences in population between these countries (China has 1.386 billion people while the US has 327.2 million, Saudia Arabia 32.9 million, Australia 24.6 million and the UK 66 million), this already shows how pointing fingers at other countries based on one set of data alone is, at best, problematic.​

OB

 

[Occams Barber]

More to come:

Wonderful. There's enough space junk there for all of us to get equally bombarded.

OB

 

[atpollard]

MWP & LIA

 

[Occams Barber]

MWP & LIA

and ABC & DEF back to you!

(I love it when people use acronyms they assume the rest of the world will instantly understand. I call it 'acronymitis' )

OB

 

[Ponderous Curmudgeon]

and ABC & DEF back to you!

(I love it when people use acronyms they assume the rest of the world will instantly understand. I call it 'acronymitis' )

OB

FWIW, google knows.
MWP & LIA vs. the “hockey stick”

 

[klutedavid]

No matter how much the U.S. scales back on emissions, China will not.

Many will still be in denial of climate change when there becomes a demand for snowblowers in Florida and air-conditioners in Alaska.

China and 100 hundred other countries will not cut back much on CO2 emissions. It is written.