Central Valley Drought Cost: $1.7B, 14K Jobs; Big Melt Unstoppable; FL Evangelicals Seek Climate Action

Drought could cost Central Valley farms $1.7 billion and 14,500 jobs. A new study by UC Davis researchers forecasts severe economic impacts ahead in an area where many of the nation’s fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables are grown.

The Big Melt accelerates. Centuries from now, a large swath of the West Antarctic ice sheet is likely to be gone, its hundreds of trillions of tons of ice melted, causing a four-foot rise in already swollen seas. Scientists reported last week that the scenario may be inevitable, with new research concluding that some giant glaciers had passed the point of no return, possibly setting off a chain reaction that could doom the rest of the ice sheet. For many, the research signaled that changes in the earth’s climate have already reached a tipping point, even if global warming halted immediately.

Muir Glacier at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska is among the many worldwide that are disappearing. Muir, left, as seen in August 1941, and photographed in August 2004.CreditW. Field; B. Molnia/U.S.G.S., via Glacier Photograph Collection

Evangelicals in Florida turn to climate change and call on Gov. Scott to act. Evangelical leaders in Florida have taken on climate change as a cause and are trying to increase pressure on Gov. Rick Scott to take action, while criticizing Sen. Marco Rubio’s stance on the issue.

Source: Daily Climate.

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