A new meta-report about climate change in California. One aspect will be faster snow melt, just another reason we need to store more of the water from the Sierra before it flows to the sea and possibly flooding us on the way out.
An excerpt.
Assessing the Risks to California:
Report Warns of More Frequent Coastal Flooding and Rising Sea Levels
By: University of California, San Diego Published: Aug 14, 2006 at 08:43
The California Climate Action Team has released a summary report of 17 scientific studies examining the potential impacts of climate change on California. Today, officials discussed the report, the science and what the state is doing to take action on reducing heat-trapping gases that threaten to cause more frequent coastal floods, rising sea levels, beach erosion and disruptions to wetlands. The presentation was held at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
"The potential impacts of global warming are unmistakable, adding more days of deadly heat, more intense and frequent wildfires, shorter supplies of drinking water and serious public health risks," said Linda Adams, Secretary for Environmental Protection.
"That's why Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger set aggressive goals to reduce greenhouse gases. The actions we take today will impact the climate inherited by our children and grandchildren."
"Gov. Schwarzenegger is taking action by producing realistic goals that will allow us to manage global warming," said Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman. "This report will educate the public in a clear way so that our natural resources will be protected for future generations.
"The summary report titled "Our Changing Climate: Assessing the Risks to California" was a collaborative effort of the California Center for Climate Change, the only state-funded climate research center in the nation, a virtual center established by the California Energy Commission.
The summary report is a compilation of the science included in the Climate Action Team report that was released in April.
