Patrick Henry
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BBC News, 2009 April 17
Earlier today, the EPA announced that the US will begin to monitor CO2 and five other greenhouse gasses (methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride) that "may endanger human health and well-being", triggered review of scientific evidence.
According to the EPA and other scientific evidence, major threats of climate change and a warming planet include:
• an increased risk of droughts and floods
• sea level rise
• more intense storms and heatwaves
• harm to water supplies, agriculture and wildlife
More
Earlier today, the EPA announced that the US will begin to monitor CO2 and five other greenhouse gasses (methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride) that "may endanger human health and well-being", triggered review of scientific evidence.
According to the EPA and other scientific evidence, major threats of climate change and a warming planet include:
• an increased risk of droughts and floods
• sea level rise
• more intense storms and heatwaves
• harm to water supplies, agriculture and wildlife
More