Tufts Study - In Florida, 2 Nuclear Plants, 3 Prisons, 1,300+ Hotels Underwater By 2100 w/o Action

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - If nothing is done to combat global warming, two of Florida's nuclear power plants, three of its prisons and 1,362 hotels, motels and inns will be under water by 2100, a study released on Wednesday said.

In all, Florida could stand to lose $345 billion a year in projected economic activity by 2100 if nothing is done to reduce emissions that are viewed as the main human contribution to rising global temperatures, according to the Tufts University study. That equals about 5 percent of what economists project the state's gross domestic product will be by the end of the century.

"The status quo, the climate that we have right now, is not an available option unless we act immediately," said Frank Ackerman, a professor at Tufts' Global Development and Environmental Institute and co-author of the study.

"Doing something may seem expensive, but doing nothing will be more expensive."

Ackerman predicted a temperature increase of 10 degrees Fahrenheit, lower rainfall, more severe hurricanes and seas rising by as much as 45 inches because of climate change.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN2843026220071128

but I am very pessimistic about our ability to reverse the trend.

when is the last time you ever heard a scientist say "this is happening SLOWER than we thought it would"???
:scared:

On the downside, I'll be dead.

I'm always a day late, and a dollar short.

... because the other problems will be so much worse.

Looks like global warming ain't so bad after all-- at least in Florida....

I mean, isn't that the kind of event that keeps you up at night and fuels your anti-nuke advocacy?

Sorry Florida, it's hard to get worked up over your coming misery. There are about 6.6 billion people in font of you.