Timothy Markle

Posts by Timothy Markle

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Recommendations for Maryland’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

Amid the more well-known national-level activity, U.S. states are demonstrating serious climate action. In the past 15 years, 18 states have set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets through legislation or executive orders. Efforts in some of these states have faded …

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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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Climate Change: The Cost of Inaction for Maryland’s Economy

The American Climate Prospectus addressed several key climate impacts over the coming century, including increases in heat-related mortality, increases in the amount of coastal property exposed to flooding, declines in labor productivity, increases in energy expenditures, and declines in agricultural …

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Record-setting temperatures and a strengthening El Nino
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Climate change and the near-record 2015 wildfire season
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A new twist in the global warming hiatus