Released on = January 16, 2006, 8:05 am

Press Release Author = mediawise communications

Industry = Environment

Press Release Summary = The long term impacts of global warming are likely to be
catastrophic unless serious, meaningful action is taken now, claims a white paper
published today by IsAmericaSafe.com.

Press Release Body = The long term impacts of global warming are likely to be
catastrophic unless serious, meaningful action is taken now, claims a white paper
published today by IsAmericaSafe.

Hotter summers have led to extreme heat waves around the world that have killed tens
of thousands and sparked deadly wildfires. Since 1980, the earth has experienced 19
of its 20 hottest years on record, says Don Philpott, author of Global Warming - How
Serious Is The Threat? The white paper can be downloaded free from
IsAmericaSafe.com.

Higher temperatures have warmed the oceans giving rise to more and fiercer
hurricanes and typhoons and widespread droughts on many continents. Hurricane Wilma
which came ashore in October 2005 was the most powerful storm every recorded in the
Atlantic and we are likely to see another above active hurricane season in 2006, he
said.

Warmer ocean waters are creating bigger and more powerful hurricanes that will do
more damage when they hit landfall. Because of their strength, they will continue to
wreak havoc much further inland than previous storms, Philpott states.

Global temperatures have risen on average by about one degree Fahrenheit in the last
100 years although in some parts of the U.S. they have already warmed up to 4
degrees F. The last three five-year periods have been the warmest since records
began. Average temperatures in the Arctic are rising twice as fast as elsewhere in
the world.

Melting and receding glaciers pose two very serious problems. As glaciers melt they
release water which raises the ocean levels and they also allow carbon trapped in
the permafrost to be released into the atmosphere.

Melting glaciers and receding ice caps have raised ocean levels by four to eight
inches in the last century. Scientists estimate levels could rise by an additional
19 inches by 2100 and perhaps much more, threatening massive areas of low lying land
around the world and the millions of people who live on it.

Global heating threatens our health with the elderly, young and poor particularly at
risk. It threatens our ability to grow crops and store them safely. It opens the
door to a fearsome spread of diseases; it threatens drinking water supplies and air
quality.

Global temperatures are expected to rise again between 3 and 9 degrees F over the
next century. That would cause sea levels to rise and cause permanent flooding of
coastal areas - most of Florida would disappear.

Apart from homes and jobs lost, there is an increasing risk that many areas will
become uninsurable. Many insurance companies have stopped insuring properties in
Florida because of the risks and this is likely to become a growing problem in other
parts of the country.

"If all this sounds like a Doomsday scenario, you are right. We have ignored the
warnings for far too long. The problems are very real and need urgent attention if
we are to protect ourselves and our children and, more important, the children of
our children," said Philpott.




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