The Virginia Gazette: Two environmental action groups released a joint report claiming several Virginia national park sites, Jamestown among them, will be washed over by rising sea levels if climate change continues unabated.…Wednesday's report, issued by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and the Natural Resources Defense Council, say more than $200 million in spending and 4,000 Virginia jobs are at risk at Jamestown, Chincoteague and Shenandoah national parks. Jamestown and Chincoteague would flood, according to the report, and warming would diminsh fall colors in the Shenandoah.
The report details what it calls the "wide range of impacts from higher temperatures, rising water levels and stronger hurricanes" on Jamestown, Shenandoah National Park and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
“Climate change poses the greatest risk our National Parks have ever faced," said Theo Spencer of the Natural Resources Defense Council. "The Jamestown, Shenandoah and Chincoteague face greater threats than ever before as a result of climate change, and on a scale that will substantially undercut people’s interest in visiting those historic and natural sites. By acting now to reduce the pollution that causes climate change we will stimulate our economy and create millions of new jobs while continuing America's long-standing position of technological leadership.”…Among the claims in the report:
- Jamestown, Chincoteague and the Shenandoah NP are linked to a total of 4,030 jobs and $210.1 million in visitor spending. “But these contributions to Virginia’s economy are threatened by how climate disruption puts at risk the natural and cultural resources that draw visitors to these special places,” according to the report.…
- Before Jamestown and much of Chincoteague may be inundated by higher water levels, key historical, archaeological, and natural resources could be destroyed or damaged by storm surges and erosion resulting from stronger hurricanes and coastal storms….
No comments:
Post a Comment