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elleng

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Sat Dec 1, 2018, 09:16 PM Dec 2018

More floods, shorter winters, fewer marshes:

What Trump administration climate report predicts for Maryland

'The latest edition of a report on predicted climate change impacts, released by the Trump administration on Friday, says Maryland is already seeing some effects of rising global temperatures.

Many of them are well documented: more coastal floods, heavier downpours and shorter winters. Others are less well known, such as the disappearance of marshes, reduced air quality from wildfire smoke and more frequent waterborne illnesses.

The National Climate Assessment is required to be conducted every four years. Here is what the fourth such assessment predicts for Maryland:'>>>

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-trump-climate-change-report-20181126-story.html?

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