Alabama Possible » climate change http://alabamapossible.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 11 May 2012 02:00:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Alabama Possiblehttp://alabamapossible.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/alapossiblehorizsmall1.jpghttp://alabamapossible.org24995Alabama Possible - http://alabamapossible.org An update to Tuesday’s post about climate change http://alabamapossible.org/2009/10/an-update-to-tuesdays-post-about-climate-change/ http://alabamapossible.org/2009/10/an-update-to-tuesdays-post-about-climate-change/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:57:20 +0000 Kristina Scott http://alabamapossible.org/?p=463 This article landed in my inbox today and I wanted to share it:

Why Don’t More Americans Believe Climate Change Is Real?

It is hard to convince people that climate change impacts vulnerable communities when they don’t believe in climate change to begin with. . .

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]]> http://alabamapossible.org/2009/10/an-update-to-tuesdays-post-about-climate-change/feed/ 0 Alabama, Southeast most vulnerable to climate change in US http://alabamapossible.org/2009/10/alabama-southeast-most-vulnerable-to-climate-change-in-us/ http://alabamapossible.org/2009/10/alabama-southeast-most-vulnerable-to-climate-change-in-us/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:45:05 +0000 Kristina Scott http://alabamapossible.org/?p=445 I came across a fascinating new report and website from Oxfam America.

In Exposed:  Social Vulnerability and Climate Change in the Southeast, Oxfam says that the Southeast is the US region most vulnerable to climate change because of our high rates of social vulnerability and exposure to climate hazards.

More more than 67% of Alabama’s land area falls within the 50-mile buffer of historic hurricane tracks transecting the state.  When combined with Alabama’s high rates of poverty, that is quite a recipe for disaster.

The information in Exposed is available in interactive form at this new website.  You can also download the full Exposed report here.

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