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Sabrina Basora, Courtney McIntyre, Emiah Reilly, Daren Palmer, Malik Scott, Raheem Givans, Josie Ariza

InConSisTent

ChangeNothing in nature is constant. Especially, on planet Earth. All parts of the world have special climates due to location on the planet. Due to location not every part expieriences all 4 seasons . Living in North Rockland we are fortunate enough to experience them all. But, in recent years the seasons have run longer than normal the change in climate has be noticeable.

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Rockland County ● October 2011, snowstorm hits the North East● Closing down streets, schools, and even halloween celebrations● Hurricane Sandy hit us in October 2012

o The school district closed schools for 5 dayso Homes were without power for more than a week.o Homes got flooded and were destroyed from fallen

powerlines and trees● Blizzard Juno hit in January 2015, missed our community and the

storm went around us but, still hit the state of NY● Rockland County & NYC had a curfew; no cars out past 9

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Evidence of Climate Change● The proportion of precipitation that is falling in very heavy rain

events has jumped by 71 percent in the Northeast, by 37 percent in the Midwest and by 27 percent in the South,

● sweeping changes have been caused by an average warming of less than 2 degrees Fahrenheit over most land areas of the country in the past century

● If greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane continue to escalate at a rapid pace, the warming could exceed 10 degrees by the end of this century.

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Evidence of Climate Change

Sea Level Rise-Global sea level rose about 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in

the last century. The rate in the last decade, however, is nearly double that of

the last century.

Global Temperature Rise- The earth has warmed since 1880, most of this warming has occured since the 1970s with all 10 of the warmest years occuring in the past 12 years. The surface temperature continues to increase

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The Impact

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In an effort to melt the snow on the roads, our community has been using salt on the roads before most snow storms. While it did help to get our roads back to driveable condition it had a great negative impact on our roads condition. The salt dried out the roads and we are now experiencing massive potholes which are damaging our cars.

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Due to Hurricane Sandy back in 2012, Most houses were out of power.Many people had to

buy generators. The grocery stores were sold out of products quickly. The next 3 years, we had

massive snowstorms causing the schools to close for days on end. Power was out for days, the roads we horrible as the plows were creating more potholes and salt was becoming hard to

purchase locally.

Policies of Climate change

Believe it or not the US is trying to make a united effort to help save the planet. In June 2013, President Obama outlined the Climate Action Plan. His

Administration would cut carbon pollution, help prepare the United States for the impacts of climate change, and continue to lead international efforts to address global climate change.

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What you can doKeep the World BEAUTIFUL!

Every year at the beginning of spring the community of Rockland County has a spring cleaning day, where everyone participating is helping to clean the community and help keep it looking beautiful. You can do the same for your community too!

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Heat and cool Efficiently

Heating and cooling accounts for almost half your energy bill costing thousands of dollars per year! There is a lot you can do to drive down this cost. Depending on where you live, you can cut down on the cost of your annual energy bill by replacing your old heating and cooling equipment with ENERGY STAR-qualified equipment. Theres many solar powered alternatives that you can convert to not only in your homes but cars as well.

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REDUCE, REUSE, And RECYCLE!!!

Reducing, reusing, and recycling in your home or even on the go helps conserve energy and reduces pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from resource extraction, manufacturing, and disposal. If there is a recycling program in your community be apart of it. Recycle your newspaper/magazines, beverage containers, papers, and other goods. Also, composting your food and yard waste reduces the amount of garbage that you send to landfills and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

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Look for ENERGY STAR

Over their lifetime, products in your home that have earned the ENERGY STAR

label can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 130,000 pounds and

save you $11,000 on energy bills.

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Spread the word

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Tell family and friends that energy efficiency is good for their homes and good for the environment because it lowers greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Tell them to spread the word too. Together we can help our homes help us all.

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