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hatrack

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Thu May 10, 2018, 08:37 AM May 2018

Warming "Immediate And Escalating Threat" In California; Last 4 Years Warmest 4 On Record

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The report's findings on environmental conditions in the state include:

Annual average air temperatures have increased since 1895, with the warmest four years on record occurring in the last four years.

Five of the state's years with severe to extreme drought since record keeping began in 1895 occurred between 2007 and 2016.

Some of the largest glaciers in the Sierra Nevada have lost between 50 to 85 percent
 of their surface area since 1903.

The area burned by wildfires each year has been increasing since 1950. Five of the largest fire years have occurred since 2006. The largest single recorded wildfire in the state, the Thomas Fire, which resulted in the filing of more than $1.8 billion in insurance claims, occurred in 2017.

Sea level has risen between 6 and 7 inches on average along the California coast since 1900.

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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09052018/california-climate-change-evidence-auto-emissions-standards-wildfires-heat-waves-water-drought-solar

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