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|a This draft does not include a full description of the science of climate change and
coastal climate impacts, which will be fully laid out in the final report. For those who
doubt the science, there are countless authorities that present the current scientific
consensus. For example, at its first meeting in August 2007, the Governor’s Action
Team on Energy and Climate Change was told:
“…average annual temperatures [in the U.S.] will increase by 5 to 9 degrees
Fahrenheit by 2100. The model results indicate that the Southeast would
experience greater temperature increases than the nation as a whole… with
higher heat indexes of between 8 to 15 degrees…. Specific effects of increased
temperatures could include reduced air quality due to ground level ozone (smog)
formation, greater incidences of heat stress and related morbidity among the
elderly, and increased incidence of water-borne illnesses and…toxic algal
blooms…. Observed sea level rise [is] expected to be between 18 and 20 inches
along Florida’s coasts by 2100 which will result in the inundation of coastal
areas, increased aquifer salinity, and alteration of Florida’s estuaries. Increased
temperatures will impact the species composition and range within Florida’s
forests and natural areas.”
A recent report from the Science Committee of the Miami-Dade County Climate
Change Advisory Task Force -- based on scientific observation in the summer of 2007 in
Greenland and the Arctic Ocean – warns:
“…the recent changes occurring in the Arctic and Greenland mean that global
warming and sea level rise will happen much more rapidly than had been only
recently projected. Even recent model projections of future ice melt for
Greenland by 2040 have already happened in 2007. Many respected scientists
now see a likely sea level rise of at least 1.5 feet in the coming 50 years and a
total of at least 3-5 feet by the end of the century, possibly significantly
more….Miami-Dade County, like all other coastal and low-lying counties, is now
facing much more challenging decisions than ever imagined.”
For coastal Florida specifically, we commend the list of impacts in the South Florida
Regional Planning Council’s “Climate Change Community Toolbox” (August, 2007):
“Climate change will impact…our communities in many ways. The physical,
economic, environmental and social aspects of our communities will change and
alter the way we currently live our lives, including:
• Sea level rise.
• Saltwater Intrusion into coastal water wells.
• Coastal properties and infrastructure will be more at risk to flooding and
damage.
• Beach erosion will occur at a faster rate.
• The economic impacts on communities from hurricanes will be more costly.
• Additional pressure on regional water supplies.
• Increased stresses on drainage infrastructure.
• Increase in the number, duration and intensity of urban heat waves.
• Altered distribution of infectious diseases and human exposure to illness.” |
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