NWF: Global Warming and MARYLAND

National Wildlife Foundation, 3/24/08

From the estuaries and rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic beaches that attract visitors year-round, water is one of Maryland’s most valued natural resources. Global warming looms large on the state’s horizon, as sea level rise threatens the state’s 3,100 miles of shoreline. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates average temperatures in Maryland could rise about 3 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100 if global warming continues unabated. Water levels in the Chesapeake Bay are already rising twice as fast as the global average rate of sea level rise, inundating many of the bay’s small islands. The EPA estimates that sea level in the bay could rise another 19 inches by 2100, threatening coastal habitat for the nearly 1.5 million shorebirds that pass through each spring, not to mention for the beach-goers who flock to the shores in the summer.

http://www.nwf.org/GlobalWarming/pdfs/Maryland.pdf
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My goodness, we're DOOOMED, unless we plant shade trees, convert to (mercury filled) compact fluorescent bulbs, and - get this - become a Green Tag subscriber. And there's more... Green energy can be purchased through the National Wildlife Federation. This is indeed scare mongering worthy of composting!