If you think Kansas summers are brutal now, look at what our grandchildren & great-grandchildren will face in the summer of 2090!

Kansas is in the cross hairs of global warming. The International Panel on Climate Change projects an increase in average summer temperatures of 4 degrees C (7.2 degrees F) or more towards the end of this century.

This graphic from the IPCC website ( www.IPCC.ch ) compares temperatures from June to August in the years 2080 to 2099 to what we experienced from 1980 to 1999. These projections are based on a "business as usual" increase in emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, although the scenario does assume that the world population will level off by mid-century. So it could be even worse. Business as usual, such as the construction of coal-fired power plants, is not acceptable. Future generations cannot reach back in time to save themselves. It's clear. We must do it for them... starting now.

American Academy of Pediatrics "Global Climate Change and Children's Health"
If unaddressed, global warming will lead to increased natural disasters, increased water-borne, vector-borne and food-borne illnesses. Children will be especially vulnerable to outbreaks associated with global warming, as they have undeveloped immune systems.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/120/5/e1359

Pew Center on Global Climate Change "The Heat is On: Climate Change & Heatwaves in the Midwest "
Climate change is already occurring and will progress if we don't act to reduce and eliminate human contributions. What does this mean for Kansas ? This report describes the heatwaves that are in store and associated human health risks.
http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/Regional-Impacts-Midwest.pdf

Stanford University "On the Causal Link between Carbon Dioxide and Air Pollution Mortality"
Carbon dioxide is not only implicated in global warming, but also has the potential to lead to increased human mortality. A Stanford scientist has identified a causal relationship between the two, which further demonstrates the urgency in eliminating these harmful emissions.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/CO2PapGRL1207.pdf

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