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On the recordAugust 1, 2017
climate disruption is a seminal challenge of our generation. It affects everything from our farms to our forests to our fishing. We see the impact in disappearing glaciers, melting permafrost, shrinking ice sheets, raging forest fires, dying coral reefs, migrating animals and insects, and more powerful storms. The world is changing right in front of us. It is appropriate to call this climate disruption because our climate is broken, and it is affecting so many things that we value. In response, communities across the globe are transforming their energy economies--from increasing the energy efficiency of buildings, vehicles, and appliances to replacing a carbon-polluting fossil-fuel-energy economy with a renewable and clean- energy economy. How much do you know about the changes under way? Let's find out. Welcome to episode 4 of the Senate Climate Disruption Quiz. Here we go. First question: Atmospheric carbon dioxide is at its highest level in at least how many years? Is it 88 years? Is it the highest level in the last 8,000 years? Is it the highest level in the last 800,000 years, or is it the highest level in the last 80 million years? Think about your answer. The correct answer is C, 800,000 years. In September 2016, we reached a historic milestone. The carbon dioxide readings for the planet reached 400 parts per million.…
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Aug 1, 2017

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