Coral Gables Environment, Politics and Government
May 8, 2020 Leave a comment
Today’s data (thanks to the Miami Herald) show a there is clear recent rising/reversing trends in the number of infections (hugely underestimated) in FL and the number of deaths in FL.
This is the wrong time to open. Better to tighten down, stay at home, face masks, distancing for the coming weeks or we will get hit again in two or three weeks.
May 7, 2020 Leave a comment
Healthcare, which benefits millions of people during the COVID-19 pandemic, is not needed, according to the President of the United States. Totally irrational and crazy at the least.
May 7, 2020 Leave a comment
The American government is forcing the poor and wage workers class to work although it is not in their immediate interest. The publicly-financed subsidies that were supposed to help workers to be paid during the pandemic have not worked, especially here in Florida. The implementation of the so-called stimulus programs have in practice favored big and financially solid, publicly-traded and politically connected companies, all friends of the big banks.
Small companies have not gotten financing. African-Americans make up 60 percent of the deaths and 14 percent of the populations across the nation. The poor and minimum salary workers are make up an important share of the “essential workers” and the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 12, 2014 Leave a comment
The Brookings Institution nicely summarizes the main conclusions of the recently published National Climate Assessment (NCA).
1. Warming has been driven by human activity.
Human activities are the primary cause of warming over the past 50 years. The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased by more than 40 percent since the industrial revolution, through the burning of fossil fuels and continued deforestation…
2. Climate change impacts are happening now.
Temperatures in the United States have already increased 1.3 to 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit since 1895 (most of it since 1970) and in most areas of the United States temperatures are projected to rise by another 2 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit over the next few decades…
3. Climate change impacts will continue into the future.
Temperatures across the United States as well as in oceans and freshwater lakes are projected to rise. This will be accompanied by more heavy downpours, severe droughts, and wildfires. Sea levels are projected to rise by another 1 to 4 feet this century.
4. Climate change will adversely affect the economy and quality of life.
These impacts will have negative repercussions for human health, water supply, agriculture, transportation, energy, and coastal areas where nearly 5 million Americans and billions of dollars worth of property are located…
5. Vulnerable regions and sectors will be disproportionately affected.
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