Another Victim Of Climate Change
Click here for reuse options!By comparing 289 national parks’ climate data over the past 10 to 30 years to the historical range of variability from 1901 to 2012, the scientists were able to determine that 235 of the parks, or 81 percent, have experienced extreme recent warm conditions; 78 have undergone recent extreme wet conditions, 43 recent extreme dry conditions, and 35 recent warm and dry conditions.
“Ongoing climate change will likely affect visitor experience in many of our national parks as well as how we manage our resources,” Monahan said. “We might be experiencing unusually high temperatures, such as heat waves, during summer months when we tend to have peak visitation at our parks.
Copyright 2014 Liberaland
By: Stuart Shapiro
Stuart is a professor and the Director of the Public Policy
program at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers
University. He teaches economics and cost-benefit analysis and studies
regulation in the United States at both the federal and state levels.
Prior to coming to Rutgers, Stuart worked for five years at the Office
of Management and Budget in Washington under Presidents Clinton and
George W. Bush.
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Robert M. Snyder July 5th, 2014 at 09:48
Climate isn’t the only thing that has changed over the 1901-2012 time period.
US population:
1901: 76 million
2012: 314 million (4.1 times the 1901 level)
World population:
1901: 1.6 billion
2012: 7 billion (4.3 times the 1901 level)
1903 – The Wright Brothers make their first flight
1915 – Einstein publishes the theory of general relativity
1956 – President Eisenhower establishes the interstate highway system
With all of these changes, it is remarkable that the climate hasn’t changed MORE.
RAPTOR555 July 8th, 2014 at 14:25
The climate hasn’t changed and the Earth isn’t warming. In fact, if history is a measure, we are due for the start of an ice age. See my post (above).
Robert M. Snyder July 5th, 2014 at 09:48
Climate isn’t the only thing that has changed over the 1901-2012 time period.
US population:
1901: 76 million
2012: 314 million (4.1 times the 1901 level)
World population:
1901: 1.6 billion
2012: 7 billion (4.3 times the 1901 level)
1903 – The Wright Brothers make their first flight
1915 – Einstein publishes the theory of general relativity
1956 – President Eisenhower establishes the interstate highway system
With all of these changes, it is remarkable that the climate hasn’t changed MORE.
James E Bailey July 8th, 2014 at 14:25
The climate hasn’t changed and the Earth isn’t warming. In fact, if history is a measure, we are due for the start of an ice age. See my post (above).
RAPTOR555 July 8th, 2014 at 13:47
The liberal’s ‘Climate Change’ will eventually go the way of ‘Global Warming (found to be false science).’ The Earth is merely in a historical weather cycle. We can do EVERYTHING that the liberals want to make laws for for 200 years and just one volcano erupting for 30 minutes will erase all that was gained by the liberal’s proposed laws during that period.
James E Bailey July 8th, 2014 at 13:47
The liberal’s ‘Climate Change’ will eventually go the way of ‘Global Warming (found to be false science).’ The Earth is merely in a historical weather cycle. We can do EVERYTHING that the liberals want to make laws for for 200 years and just one volcano erupting for 30 minutes will erase all that was gained by the liberal’s proposed laws during that period.
Roctuna July 11th, 2014 at 09:32
Very interesting story about Miami, deniers, stinky salt water and stupid politicians
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/11/miami-will-be-swallowed-as-sea-levels-rise-but-the-climate-change-deniers-who-run-it-look-the-other-way/
Roctuna July 11th, 2014 at 09:32
Very interesting story about Miami, deniers, stinky salt water and stupid politicians
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/11/miami-will-be-swallowed-as-sea-levels-rise-but-the-climate-change-deniers-who-run-it-look-the-other-way/