[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20043]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             GLOBAL WARMING

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, as the damage, pain, and suffering of 
the recent hurricanes slowly recede in the memories of most Americans, 
we would do well to remember that this is but a small taste of what is 
likely to occur given the increase in global warming.
  A recent study by the Commerce Department's Geophysical Fluid Dynamic 
Lab in Princeton University, the most extensive to date, indicated that 
global warming is going to make it a lot worse. The typical hurricane 
is going to be one-half step greater on the 5-step scale, rainfall up 
to 60 miles away will be up to 20 percent more intense, and even if the 
number of storms remains the same, which is not at all clear, there 
will be much increased potential for damage, and the rising sea levels 
will create more flooding from the storm surges.
  It is time for the United States to work with other developed 
countries to recognize the threat of global climate warming, to 
cooperate on solutions to reduce greenhouse gases. Future generations 
will be grateful.

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