President Trump didn’t create much turmoil at the G20 Summit. Some news reports claim Trump’s thoughts about the topics discussed were different from the 19 other members. Nineteen members of the G20 reaffirmed their commitment to the planet. They want to stop the rate of global warming by reducing carbon emissions as well as taking other steps that help the world deal with the pending disasters that may develop from human ignorance about climate change.
Mr. Trump isn’t the only Republican to say climate change isn’t a product of human activity. Tennessean Marsha Blackburn, the former Republican Congresswomen who just won a seat in the Senate said the Earth is actually cooling down, not heating up. Blackburn also said climate scientists are still battling over climate change. There’s no consensus on climate change, according to Blackburn.
And Rick Scott, the Republican governor, and now a senator from Florida said humans have nothing to do with the rise in sea levels. In fact, 60 percent of the Republicans in Congress agree with President Trump. Trump thinks the recent United States government report from more than 300 scientists and 13 government agencies is not factual. Trump thinks U.S. scientists used simulations and models to arrive at their conclusion. He’s not on board with a computer-generated opinion.
But according to National Center for Atmospheric Research scientist, Angeline Pendergrass, humans are in for wetter weather. Pendergrass and Reto Knutti, a Zurich Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science scientist used climate simulations to estimate how much precipitation the planet will produce by the year 2100. Pendergrass and Knutti said the Earth receives half its annual rainfall in the 12 wettest days of the year. By 2100, the Earth will receive that amount of rain in just 11 days. That doesn’t sound like a big deal, but the intensity of the rain and snow is a big deal, according to the two scientists.
The scientists say hurricanes won’t move as fast if there’s more moisture in the atmosphere. And that means more damage and flooding. The Houston area experienced a slow-moving Hurricane Harvey. Scientists believe storm like Harvey will be the flavor of the day as the Earth keeps getting warmer. And Hurricanes will carry 15 to 35 percent more water with them as they turn cities into lakes.
Trump stand on climate change won’t change, according to some Washington insiders. He doesn’t want to cut carbon emissions because a portion of his voter base are big carbon users.
