Climate Change Is Not Fair Weather

Climate Change Is Hitting Home, And It's Not Fair

Heather Goldstone, April 10, 2017 (The Point)

“Surveys consistently show that a majority of Americans think climate change is happening, but that it won’t affect them. Scientists say otherwise. Researchers already are seeing impacts - often dramatic, sometimes counterintuitive - on both natural systems and human communities. And, while everyone will be affected, some will be hit sooner and harder…While there may be winners and losers in the natural world, it's hard to argue that any people will win when it comes climate change. But there are dramatic racial and socioeconomic disparities in the impacts of pollution and climate change, with the poorest and most vulnerable hit hardest…All told, the climate change story is not a happy one…[T]he harsh unfairness of it can be overwhelming…” click here for more

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