WASHINGTON D.C. April 19, 2011 – Today the American Security Project released a series of 50 reports which analyze and project possible economic losses—or in some cases, gains—on a state-by-state basis as a result of unmitigated climate change. The project, “Pay Now, Pay Later” (PNPL), draws attention to the costs of inaction for each state if we fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Here is some of crap they are promoting :
Kentucky’s timber industry, alone, generates $9.3 billion for its economy; Arkansas’ employs tens of thousands. Wooded lands will be damaged as a result of drier ecosystems, which are susceptible to harsher and more frequent forest fires. A warmer global climate and changes in precipitation could cost Kansas over $300 million and hundreds of jobs in crop losses by 2035.”
“Severe storms and erosion threaten coastal communities, thus the warming and rising of sea levels could affect the 10 million plus people who live on Florida’s coast and other similar communities. Additionally, more severe storms and receding lake levels could disrupt shipping industries in states like Georgia, Ohio, and Michigan—a state that could suffer over $4 billion in import and export losses within the next several decades as a result of a decline in the Great Lakes system connectivity.
Colorado : Climate change will seriously jeopardize the vast natural resources that underpin Colorado’s $11 billion recreation and tourism industry; a lack of snow is predicted to seriously damage the Aspen ski area by 2100.
Colorado has been having record snow and near record cold winters since that report came out
California : Under a high-emissions scenario, by the close of the century sea levels throughout the state are projected to rise 22-30 inches and protecting coastal areas from sea level rises around the San Francisco Bay alone could cost $6-30 billion each year.
There has been essentially zero sea level rise recorded in California. Hansen has already admitted that his high emissions scenario was never possible.
Maine : The devastating 2007 Patriots’ Day Storm caused around $45 million worth of damage to infrastructure alone. These kinds of storms, now few and far between, could occur every two to three years in the Northeast due to climate change.
It has been 20 years since any hurricane hit New England. In 1955, New England was hit by two hurricanes (Connie and Diane) within five days.
In 1954, New England was hit by two hurricanes in two weeks, Carol and Edna.
More tax for each and every American? Oh, sweet. Just in time for Independence day too. They’re going to have to call it serfdom day pretty soon.
They keep telling us that climate change IS happening then proceed with projections. Expect endless failed projections. Where are the 50 million climate refugess? No problemo, re-project to 2020 [no joke].
It may also be worth pointing out that there is evidence from the historical record (as reviewed in H. H. Lamb’s book, Climate, History, and the Modern World) that an increase in storms and floods may accompany global cooling. This seems to have been the case at the beginning of the Little Ice Age (12th century). This also fits the overall decrease in extreme weather events observed in the past few years, as noted in a recent WUWT posting by R. Pielke, Jr., given a mild warming trend (over the past 30 years).
And, of course, all this is completely at variance with the claims promoted by the climate zealots of today.
Time to panic….90 years from now, the weather will be really bad, unless you pay us! Reminds me of the urban planners in the 1800s and worrying about where to put all the horse crap in the next hundred years.
Lots of “coulds” and “possible” in that report.