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May 27, 2008

Water groups seek help from Congress to address climate impacts

The most serious impacts of global warming involve water and the hydrological cycle:

  • Sea level rise and storm surges
  • Droughts and desertification
  • Deluges and flooding
  • Loss of snowpack and inland glaciers

That’s why “The Water Environment Federation (WEF) and a coalition of national water organizations called on Congress to recognize the severe impacts that global climate change will likely have on water resources in the United States.” The groups noted that climate change is already begun to effect water resources around the country. The letter to Congress (here) calls for a number of measures including

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