Denial could lead to massive and catastrophic recession

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enial of climate change could lead to a massive catastrophic recession in Florida.

In discussing the U.S. state, ClimateProgress reports that there is at least $1.4 trillion in property within 660 feet of the U.S. coast.

Florida continues to deny the very existence of climate change and yet astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson reminds us that, “The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.”

ClimateProgress reports: “And what science told us in the last 12 months about likely sea level rise has been shocking. It’s the kind of news that should have stopped coastal development cold.”

The story - “Florida’s Climate Denial Could Cause Catastrophic Recession” – says, “A January study found that global sea level-rise since 1990 has been speeding up even faster than we knew.”