Comments on: UK: Worst Floods In Modern History http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/23/uk-worst-floods-in-modern-history/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Lou Grinzo http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/23/uk-worst-floods-in-modern-history/#comment-4802 Lou Grinzo Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:52:25 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/07/23/uk-worst-floods-in-modern-history/#comment-4802 Combine this with the drought in other parts of the world, like much of the US48 and Australia, and it's getting mighty uncomfortable. Looking down the road just a bit, all those retreating glaciers we keep seeing photos of will really have an impact, as they'll produce less fresh water during summer months for many population centers around the world. (Isn't reduced snowpack one of the big issues causing water woes in the Western US?) Yes, large-scale sea level rise is a major issue, but we're already seeing and feeling the beginning of the human toll thanks to drought and shifting rain patterns. Combine this with the drought in other parts of the world, like much of the US48 and Australia, and it’s getting mighty uncomfortable. Looking down the road just a bit, all those retreating glaciers we keep seeing photos of will really have an impact, as they’ll produce less fresh water during summer months for many population centers around the world. (Isn’t reduced snowpack one of the big issues causing water woes in the Western US?)

Yes, large-scale sea level rise is a major issue, but we’re already seeing and feeling the beginning of the human toll thanks to drought and shifting rain patterns.

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