Climate change crisis demands our action now
(02/15/17 2:00pm)
Forty-two percent. That’s the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide since preindustrial times. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced 2016 was the hottest year on record, among 16 of the 17 warmest years on record since 2001. The science is clear as to the reason: carbon emissions due to human activity. Despite the scientific consensus, many prominent politicians deny man-made climate change. Under President Donald Trump, the future of our environmental policy and global cooperation on climate change is in danger.