So given the modeling scenarios that you have seen, do you think those losses that are primarily being borne by the individuals, since they were not insured losses, will rise in the future, given what we are seeing?

And that is so true in Florida not only for commercial fishermen but for recreational fishermen as well.

I cannot imagine planning for the future conditions of the community and making informed policy planning investment decisions without recognizing the reality of what the driving factors are.

For Florida, I am not a pessimist, but I am a realist, in the sense that we should mitigate what we can.

We hope that our Federal leadership continues to provide resources to Federal agencies for climate science, clean energy and transportation programs, and local assistance.

I have even had to file a Scientific Integrity Act to define common scientific values free from political interference.

I call upon you to continue to provide the critical leadership needed on the global climate stage.

If we stop collecting data, that is truly putting your head in the sand.

We had an identical hearing 3 years ago in what was then ground zero in Miami Beach.

moving those wells further west ultimately ends up with the customer paying more because of the added expense.

I have seen it in Washington. I have seen it here in the state of Florida Government.

We feel that the study should be fully funded by Congressional appropriators.

And the big difference between the Netherlands and Florida is that we sit on top of a honeycomb of all kinds of materials that are decayed from seashells and critters over millions of years.

Thank you, Dr. Berry.

A few years ago, I visited the NOAA observatory on top of Mauna Loa, and it was a bittersweet moment.

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So why is it that there is this ongoing denial that we see in some very narrow segments of our government?

I think it is fair to say, and the witnesses can correct me if I am wrong, and, Mr. Hedde, I think you just alluded to this, that every major company in the United States and likely in the world devotes some core part of its time and…