9 Facts To Think About

1. According to NASA, 2006 was the hottest the continental United States has seen in the past 112 years.

2. There has been a 100% increase in the intensity and duration of hurricanes and tropical storm since the 1970's, according to a 2005 MIT study.

3. 100 billion dollars is the estimated damage caused by hurricanes hitting the U.S. coast in 2005 alone, according to the National Climatic Data Center.

4. By 2030 Glacier National Park will have no glaciers left, according to the U.S. Geological Survey predictions.

5. 40,000 Square miles of Arctic sea ice that has melted in the last 30 years (roughly the size of Texas), is now threatening polar bear habitats and further accelerating global warming worldwide

6. 15-37% is the number of plant and animal species that global warming could wipe out by 2050.

7. The United States ranks as the number 1 a global warming polluter compared to other large nations.

8. There are six former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leaders who say the U.S. is not doing enough to fight global warming.

9. So far there has been 0 bills passed by Congress to cut global warming pollution.