Arizona among states to be hit by climate change the hardest, study says
A report breaking down economic impact of climate change by county suggested that Arizona could take a greater hit than other states.
Crew members building the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, Art Singleterry, left, helps Paul Anger, right, soaking a neck towel as Anger tries to stay cool as temperatures climb to near-record highs Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
PHOENIX — A report published in the journal “Science” that broke down economic impact of climate change by county suggest that Arizona could take a greater hit than other states.
A map showing different regions of the country and how hard they might be hit by climate change was published on Buzzfeed News.
The map shows that several counties in the state of Arizona would take harder hits than others due to climate change. The study reports that Mohave County could see “17 percent of income in damages” while Gila County would see 15 percent and Maricopa County 8 percent.
“As temperatures goes up, the economy gets damaged,” Amir Jina of the University of Chicago told BuzzFeed News. “For each additional degree, there’s increasing damages done.”
So how does climate change affect the economy?
“Jina and his 11 colleagues analyzed how a changing climate would impact six areas of the US economy — agriculture, crime, coastal properties, electricity demand, human mortality, and labor supply — on a county-by-county level,” Buzzfeed News wrote.
Arizona — particularly the Phoenix area — is on the tail end of a heatwave that saw record temperatures last week.
“With continued climate change, summer days [in southern states] will get hotter and more deadly,” the article said. “In contrast, summer temperatures in the North are lower and won’t reach the same high temperatures as quickly.”
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My point really wasn't whether someone believes or doesn't believe in global cooling, I mean global warming, I mean climate change but about this epidemic of news, government, industry attempting to scare all of us.
But OK. How about a Noble Prize winning physicist 2 years ago today.
Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Dr. Ivar Giaever: "Global warming is a non-problem. I say this to Obama: Excuse me, Mr. President, but you're wrong. Dead wrong. Global warming really has become a new religion. I am worried very much about the [UN] conference in Paris in November...I think that the people who are alarmist are in a very strong position. We have to stop wasting huge, I mean huge amounts of money on global warming."
BTW in reality only about 1% of scientists agree the change in climate is manmade or that man can really do anything about it.
Just thought I'd share. Excerpt from Michael Crichton's Parade magazine article "Let's Stop Scaring Ourselves".
I was reminded of this when I came across this 1972 statement about climate: “We simply cannot afford to gamble…We cannot risk inaction. Those scientists who [disagree] are acting irresponsibly. The indications that our climate can soon change for the worse are too strong to be reasonably ignored.” This author wasn’t concerned about global warming. He was worried about global cooling and the coming ice age.
We don't believe in climate change here, so obviously it isn't going to affect us. La la la la la la la la la....
Oh and BTW, that guy who kept saying the earth goes around the sun, even after we threatened to burn him alive? That one was wrong, too... ;-)