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"[Mankind has] contributed substantially to the observed warming over the last 50 years." -- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, January 2001 Two thousand five hundred of the world's leading atmospheric scientists participating in the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have concluded that "the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate." Scientists predict global warming may lead to:
What is the Climate Report? The Climate Report is a video news series relying on authoritative science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report on global warming and how it will affect our health and the environment. This Report provides an opportunity to educate viewers about the interrelationship between weather, environment, and pollution. The Climate Report features stunning new graphics, narration by Ira Flatow of National Public Radio, and interviews with leading IPCC scientists and other experts, including:
The broadcast-ready Climate Report consists of six two to three minute segments and is available to meteorologists, educators, Sierra Club groups, and activists. SEGMENT 1: IS GLOBAL WARMING REAL? ". . . scientists are saying, after careful study . . . that the first signs of human influence on climate may just now be emerging." Dr. Dan Albritton, NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory ". . . the most convincing argument is just taking a look at the temperature record and showing that temperatures increased by about a degree Fahrenheit on a global basis." Dr. Tom Karl, Senior Scientist, National Climate Data Center SEGMENT 2: WHAT CAUSES GLOBAL WARMING AND HOW WILL IT AFFECT WEATHER?
SEGMENT 3: WILL GLOBAL WARMING FLOOD OUR COASTS? "The barrier islands along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. are going to be the most impacted by global warming and sea level rise both through increased erosion and storm flooding." -- Dr. Stephen Leatherman, University of Maryland SEGMENT 4: WILL GLOBAL WARMING MEAN MORE KILLER HEAT WAVES? "Climate change is likely to have wide-ranging and mostly adverse impacts on human health, with significant loss of life." -- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change SEGMENT 5: WILL GLOBAL WARMING BRING EPIDEMICS? WHAT
ABOUT SEA LEVEL RISE? "The barrier islands along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. are going to be the most impacted by global warming and sea level rise both through increased erosion and storm flooding." -- Dr. Stephen Leatherman, University of Maryland SEGMENT 6: WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING The bad news is that global warming threatens our health and our environment. The good news is we can curb global warming. Two thirds of the C02 emitted in the U.S. comes from power plants, cars, and light trucks. We can take steps now that will slash greenhouse gas emissions and save money at the same time. The Climate Report illustrates how we can cut our energy use and save money.
But, the biggest single step we can take to curb global warming and save money is to make our cars, minivans and other light trucks co further on a gallon of gas. "We can raise miles per gallon (CAFE) standards. This will require anti-pollution technology that is available today to be put on cars and light trucks. We can safely make these changes." This Report concludes with the observation that humans have the ability to change the climate, but we also have the ability to alter our actions to protect it. For more information about "The Climate Report", or to obtain a copy of the video, contact Brendan Bell at (202) 547-1141 or by email at brendan.bell@sierraclub.org Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club |
". . . we're finding that the proportion of
total annual precipitation from extreme precipitation events has increased
significantly." -- Dr. Tom Karl, Senior Scientist, National Climate Data Center
"We are seeing
changes in mosquito borne diseases, rodent borne diseases that are consistent with that
gradual warming and the increase in extreme events." -- Dr. Paul Epstein,
Harvard Medical School 