Monday, August 10, 2015

What is the price of Climate Change? The Damage is immeasurable!


Cal Fire firefighters douse flames from a back-burn while fighting the Rocky Fire off Highway 20 near Clear Lake, California, on Aug. 2. (Photo: Josh Edelson)

Millions are being spent to fight forest fires that could easily be prevented if the changes in the climate were taken as seriously as they clearly are. What may be done? We must start now with the changes!

According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, fighting wildfires will take up two-thirds of Forest Service funding by 2025, or nearly $1.8 billion, as summer temperatures continue to rise owing to greenhouse gas emissions.
“Climate change and other factors are causing the cost of fighting fires to rise every year,” Vilsack said in a statement timed to the release of a new report on the Forest Service’s wildfire spending. “But the way we fund our Forest Service hasn’t changed in generations.”
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