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babylonsister

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Mon May 21, 2018, 12:36 PM May 2018

After erasing all mentions of climate change, National Park Service releases uncensored report

https://thinkprogress.org/national-park-service-releases-uncensored-sea-level-rise-report-33a92e585aa1/

After erasing all mentions of climate change, National Park Service releases uncensored report
The study's lead scientist said she was "extremely happy" that mentions of climate change were restored.
Kyla Mandel
May 21, 2018, 10:42 am


In the face of mounting scrutiny over attempts to scrub all mentions of climate change from a report about sea level rise, the National Park Service (NPS) has finally released its long-awaited report.

The uncensored report was quietly released on Friday with no mention by the NPS, the Department of Interior, or its Secretary Ryan Zinke’s Twitter accounts.

The report highlights the climate risks at 118 coastal national park sites. While the impact will vary depending on the location and how much global temperatures increase, the report finds that parks in North Carolina’s Outer Banks are at the greatest risk from sea level rise.

In contrast to the Trump administration’s tendency to ignore or deny climate change and its risks, the report begins: “Global sea level is rising. While sea levels have been gradually rising since the last glacial maximum approximately 21,000 years ago, anthropogenic climate change has significantly increased the rate of global sea level rise.”

“Ongoing changes in relative sea levels and the potential for increasing storm surges due to anthropogenic climate change and other factors present challenges to national park managers,” it states.


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https://thinkprogress.org/national-park-service-releases-uncensored-sea-level-rise-report-33a92e585aa1/
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After erasing all mentions of climate change, National Park Service releases uncensored report (Original Post) babylonsister May 2018 OP
Dem Trumpers be like: would do that big word mean? GusBob May 2018 #1
5-syllable words make them feel bad maxsolomon May 2018 #2

maxsolomon

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2. 5-syllable words make them feel bad
Mon May 21, 2018, 12:53 PM
May 2018

they have no choice but to stick it to us libtard snobs by re-electing trump.

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