Recent data has been consistent with that finding as 1998 was the warmest year on record and 7 out of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred this decade.
Scientists predict a litany of dire human health and environmental consequences from global warming.
They range from extreme weather events to increased diseases such as malaria and encephalitis to even problems with our food production systems. This year EPA and the White House have two golden opportunities to tackle GHG emissions from motor vehicles and failed miserably at both. First, this summer the EPA proposed its Tier II standards. Despite setting new vehicle pollution standards for well into the next century, the agency failed to set any standards for carbon dioxide. In fact, we believe the EPA has made numerous findings on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that require the agency to take action under section 202 of the Clean Air Act and to set standards for GHG emissions from new motor vehicles.