Barack Obama statements on global warming

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U.S. President-elect Barack Obama stated that "global warming is real, is happening now and is the result of human activities. The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has almost doubled in the last 30 years. Glaciers are melting faster; the polar ice caps are shrinking; trees are blooming earlier; oceans are becoming more acidic, threatening marine life; people are dying in heat waves; species are migrating, and eventually many will become extinct. Scientists predict that absent major emission reductions, climate change will worsen famine and drought in some of the poorest places in the world and wreak havoc across the globe. In the U.S., sea-level rise threatens to cause massive economic and ecological damage to our populated coastal areas."

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• Barack Obama, "President-elect Barack Obama to deliver taped greeting to Bi-partisan Governors Climate Summit", Statement to Bi-Partisan Governors Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, California, November 18, 2008.

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