07-10-2017, 10:01 AM
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Climate Change Could Cut Southern U.S. Incomes by 20% | Fortune.com
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Researchers from institutions including the University of Chicago and Rutgers, using large data sets culled from more than 100 climate studies, concluded that Gulf Coast states such as Florida and Louisiana will be exposed to the most severe sea level rise and storm surges. Those conditions could result in permanent 20% declines in incomes in some areas.
Without action on climate, other southern states will see extreme heat that the researchers say will increase violent crime, air conditioning costs, and overall mortality. Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia will also be among the states most severely impacted.
The south, though, would not be alone in enduring adverse effects.
"Here in the Midwest," University of Chicago coauthor Amir Jina said in a news release, "we may see agricultural losses similar to the Dustbowl of the 1930s."
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Better hope they are wrong ...
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