levels of carbon dioxide are higher than they ve been in 800,000 years. 2014 was the planet s warmest on record. we ve seen stronger storms deeper droughts longer wildfire seasons. there is such a thing as being too late when it comes to climate change. power plants can still dump unlimited amounts of carbon pollution into the air. that has to change. after working with states cities, and power companies, the epa is setting the first-ever nationwide standards. how do you tell the frog in the pot it is getting hotter? that s what i think of all the
one year doesn t make a trend but 14 of the 15 warmest years on record have fallen within the first 15 years of this century. climate change is no longer just about the future that we re predicting for our children or our grand children. it s about the reality that we re living with every day, right now. the pentagon says the climate change poses immediate risks to our national security. while we can t say any single weather event is entirely caused by climate change we ve seen stronger storms deeper droughts longer wildfire seasons. charleston and miami now flood at high tide. shrinking ice caps forced national geographic to make the biggest change in the atlas since the soviet union broke apart. over the past three decades,
by the rising sea levels. president obama addressed how climate change is not a partisan issue. yes this winter was cold in parts of our country, including washington. some people in washington hopefully used a snowball to illustrate that fact. but around the world in the aggregate, it was the warmest winter ever recorded. this is not a problem for another generation. not anymore. this is a problem now. it has serious implications for the way we live right now. stronger storms. deeper droughts. longer wildfire seasons. the world s top scientists are warning that a changing climate already affects the air that our children are breathing. because in places like this, folks don t have time, we don t have time, you do not have time to deny the effects of climate
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jobs. you know, i ve got people here that have been with me for over 25 years. i ve never had a layoff. ed, move up closer to the bridge. that s extremely scary. i absolutely dread if this river shuts down and i have to tell some folks have i to lay them off. that s going to be one of my worst days. oh, my god, the whole side of the hill s gone right now. drought s don t just mean lack of rain warm up here. they also mean fire. last year saw one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, with more than 9 million acres burning across the country. keep him going. it s something kenny experienced firsthand, when a wildfire raged through his property, scorching thousands of acres of precious pasture. stand by.