Climate Impacts

Humans and our environment are already feeling the impacts of climate change as it makes temperatures hotter, sea levels higher, storms more intense, and oceans more acidic.

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Science and Impacts

The scientific evidence is unequivocal. The Earth is warming due to the dramatic increase of concentrations of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels. As more greenhouse gases are released into the …

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Worsening Impacts continue to redefine resilience
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Extreme Weather, climate impacts, and the World Series
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Measuring and managing climate change impacts through financial reporting
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One year later, Clean Power Plan having impact despite stay
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Climate Change Impacts in Anchorage

Climate changes will impact the entire Anchorage community. Businesses of all sizes are an important part of the community, and will experience many different risks, such as disruptions to their supply chain, financial losses from extreme events, and threats to …

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A Summary of American Climate Prospectus: Impacts for Maryland

In this paper, we summarize the information about the costs of climate impacts in the American Climate Prospectus that are specific to the state of Maryland. The impacts examined include: increases in heatrelated mortality, increases in the amount of coastal …

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Are businesses prepared for climate impacts?
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Resolve to make an impact at work in 2015
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Research affirms climate impacts are already here