The
Climate Election: How
climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата will impact your
food and
electricbills, the economy and
more
The Climate Election: How climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата will impact your food and electric
bills, the economy and more
By Li Cohen , Tracy J. Wholf , Marina Jurica
Updated on: October 31, 2024 / 9:52 AM EDT / CBS News
How climate voters could impact 2024 election
How climate-minded voters could impact the 2024 election 03:43
Election Day is just days away and of all the critical issues at stake, there
is one that has a fast-approaching deadline to get a handle on: climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата
. If emissions aren't drastically reduced by 2035, the U.N. warned last week,
global climate disaster will be inevitable — but the impacts of climate
change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата are already being felt in daily life in the U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США).
From maternal health and immigration to the cost of food, electricity and
insurance• Страхование, here's how.
The economy
The Climate Election: The economy, explained 03:02
The economy is top of mind for voters this year, and experts say that climate
change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата has the potential for " significant economic harm ." According to NOAA,
the impacts of extreme climate events, including hurricanes, wildfires and
floods, are costing the nation an estimated $150 billion every year . The
University of Chicago• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США) » Административные единицы США » Административное деление США » Иллинойс » Университеты Иллинойса » Чикагский университет
• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на Чи » Чикагский университет's Energy Policy Institute finds that climate impacts
cost just under 1% of the nation's GDP for every 1 degree Fahrenheit in
temperature change, on average. Even "modest amounts of warming" will hurt the
U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). economy, researchers found.
If the world fails to prevent the rise in global temperatures, one study found
that the impacts globally could cost $551 trillion — roughly 19 times
the size of the U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). economy. And while preventing rising temperatures is
essential, so is adaptation, with the U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). Chamber of Commerce finding that
just $1 in investment• Экономика » Финансы » Инвестиции in resilience and disaster preparedness saves $13 in
economic costs.
Immigration
The Climate Election: Immigration, explained 04:11
Immigration is again a key issue in the 2024 election, but little attention
has been paid to what's causing people to flee their homes. While many often
think of crime and conflict as the primary drivers, the Migration Policy
Institute has found that it's actually natural disasters that lead to more
displacements worldwide. A 2021 report from the institute found that 6% of
migrant families in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras said that climate and
environmental• Экономика » Бизнес » Предпринимательство » Социальное предпринимательство » Экологическое, социальное и корпоративное управление
• Экономика » Бизнес » Социальное предпринимательство » Экологическое, социальное и корпоративное управление-related reasons were why they had to leave their home countries.
It's not just because of natural disasters destroying homes, but also
livelihoods. In Central America, farmers have lost in some cases 70% or more
of their crops during harvests because of multiple droughts, Duke University
public policy and political science professor Sarah Bermeo told the United
States• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США) Institute of Peace . She added that droughts were "likely a key driver"
of surges in family migrations from Honduras and Guatemala to the U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). in 2018
and 2019 — and it's a problem that she and others say will likely only
worsen in the coming decades.
In the most pessimistic of scenarios, experts estimate that Latin America will
have 17 million climate migrants by 2050 , as climate impacts will force
migrations across other continents and there continues to be no international
legal category for climate refugees .
"Climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата is not the main reason why people move," the Migration Policy
Institute says, "but it is increasingly part of the story."
Mining
The Climate Election: Mining, explained 02:41
After Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США) » Административные единицы США » Административное деление США » Северная Каролина, conspiracy theories
arose alleging that the storm was linked to secret government land grabs for
mining purposes. Those claims have been proven to be false, but mining and
climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата are directly linked.
According to the Advanced Environmental Monitoring Group , extreme weather
poses a big problem for mines, including for workers, equipment and mining
sites themselves. The group says that flooding and runoff can seep into mine
shafts, preventing miners from being able to escape . Lightning is also known
to trigger methane gas explosions, the group said.
And when it comes to flooding — made more likely by climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата
— coal mines are among the most susceptible to damage. Of the nearly 250
flooding events in U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). mines from 2000 to 2009, 76% of them were in coal
mines , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Today,
many mining companies are relying on meteorologists to help create weather
plans for their facilities, but as global temperatures rise, that job will
likely only become more difficult.
Natural disaster recovery
The Climate Election: Natural disaster recovery, explained 03:38
Hurricane Helene was one of the deadliest storms to ever hit the U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). mainland
when it made landfall more than a month ago, with the storm devastating
communities hundreds of miles inland. In North Carolina• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США) » Административные единицы США » Административное деление США » Северная Каролина alone, the damages are
historic, costing an estimated $53 billion. Recovery is expected to take years
in some places, but as extreme weather intensifies with rising temperatures,
it could be delayed even more with repeat events that cost more and more
money.
Nearly half of all U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). homes are facing a severe threat of climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата ,
with about $22 trillion in residential properties at risk• Страхование » Риск of "severe or
extreme damage" from flooding, strong winds, wildfires and more, according to
Realtor.com. Many homeowners, however, aren't financially prepared for the
toll of these events and according to FEMA , just 4% of Americans have flood
insurance• Страхование .
Transportation
The Climate Election: Transportation, explained 02:52
Transportation isn't just crucial for getting around on a day-to-day basis,
but it's also essential for key sectors of the economy, including water
resources, energy and making goods and services. While most components of U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США).
transit were built to withstand weather, they were not designed to withstand
the extreme storms and events that the world is experiencing today — and
that will only going to get worse in the coming years.
Wildfires, droughts, extreme temperatures and flooding are all straining
transportation infrastructure, causing issues from buckled roads to dangling
railroads. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, which grades
U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). infrastructure every four years, U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). transit has a grade of a "D-, "
with experts saying the system is aging and that agencies don't have enough
money for maintenance.
Major upgrades are needed, but so are the actual modes of transportation
available, as transportation accounts for over a quarter of global carbon
dioxide emissions , which raise global temperatures that contribute to the
extreme weather events straining the system.
" The costs of inaction are steep , especially if emissions continue to rise
unabated and infrastructure is not adapted to the changing climate," the EPA
says, adding that if changes are not made, it could cost the nation hundreds
of billions of dollars of damage per year by 2090.
Fracking
The Climate Election: Fracking, explained 03:51
Fracking , or hydraulic fracturing• Энергетика » Углеводородная энергетика » Нефтяная промышленность » Нефтедобыча » Гидравлический разрыв пласта
• Энергетика » Углеводородная энергетика » Топливо » Нефть » Нефтедобыча » Гидравлический разрыв пласта
• Энергетика » Топливно-энергетический комплекс (ТЭК) » Нефтегазовая промышленность » Нефтедобыча » Гидравлический разрыв пласта
• Добывающая промышленность » Нефтедобыча » Гидравлический разрыв пласта, was one of the most talked about
environmental• Экономика » Бизнес » Предпринимательство » Социальное предпринимательство » Экологическое, социальное и корпоративное управление
• Экономика » Бизнес » Социальное предпринимательство » Экологическое, социальное и корпоративное управление topics this election cycle. The process, which entails
extracting natural gas or oil by drilling thousands of feet deep into the
ground and injecting a high-pressure mix of water• Химия » Химические элементы » Химические соединения по элементам » Соединения водорода » Вода, sand and chemicals into the
rock, has been used for decades. Today, it's used across more than a dozen
states , most frequently in Texas and Pennsylvania.
According to the EPA, scientific evidence shows that fracking can lead to
chemicals and other dangerous substances leaking into drinking water• Химия » Химические элементы » Химические соединения по элементам » Соединения водорода » Вода » Питьевая вода "under
some circumstances." It's also been linked to human health issues, with
researchers at Yale finding that Pennsylvania children who live near fracking
sites at birth are two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with
leukemia by the time they're 7 years old.
Environmental• Экономика » Бизнес » Предпринимательство » Социальное предпринимательство » Экологическое, социальное и корпоративное управление
• Экономика » Бизнес » Социальное предпринимательство » Экологическое, социальное и корпоративное управление issues also abound, with the U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). Geological Survey finding that
fracking can induce earthquakes . The number of induced earthquakes in the
U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). in the central part of the nation has increased dramatically in the past
decade, researchers found, with at least 100 earthquakes of a magnitude 3 or
higher every year since 2013.
And when it comes to climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата, fracking can pose a major hindrance in
efforts to reduce its impact. Methane , which has 86 times the warming impact
of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, is largely emitted by fracking.
Home insurance• Страхование
The Climate Election: Rising home insurance• Страхование costs, explained 02:39
Climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата is making homeownership more expensive. Home insurance• Страхование premiums
, which are meant to be cheaper than the cost of rebuilding your house after a
disaster, are increasing across the nation as the rising global temperatures
continue to bring a greater risk• Страхование » Риск of floods, severe storms, hurricanes and heat
waves. Premiums rose 40% faster than inflation from 2017 to 2022, the
Bipartisan Policy Center said this June, causing a "significant burden" for
U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). households.
First Street Foundation, a nonprofit that studies climate risks, found that
about 35.6 million properties — a quarter of all real estate in the
nation — are facing higher insurance• Страхование costs, yet lower coverage, because
of the risks associated with climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата. Some areas, they found, are "
essentially 'uninsurable.' "
Maternal health and pregnancy
The Climate Election: How climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата impacts maternal health and pregnancy
01:52
Extreme heat is one of the many potentially deadly impacts of rising global
temperatures, but it's not just something that causes discomfort in the sun.
Research has shown that it's linked to pregnancy complications , including
stillbirths and miscarriages, and that the risk• Страхование » Риск for those and other issues is
growing.
Those who are pregnant are more susceptible to viruses and environmental• Экономика » Бизнес » Предпринимательство » Социальное предпринимательство » Экологическое, социальное и корпоративное управление
• Экономика » Бизнес » Социальное предпринимательство » Экологическое, социальное и корпоративное управление
conditions. Mosquitoes are known for their ability to transmit viruses, and
some of them, like Oropouche virus and Zika virus• Медицина » Заболевания » Инфекционные заболевания » Вирусные инфекции » Вирус Зика
• Медицина » Эпидемиология » Инфекционные заболевания » Вирусные инфекции » Вирус Зика, can be particularly
dangerous for those who are pregnant. As the atmosphere warms, the typical
mosquito season is getting longer, extending the risk• Страхование » Риск to vulnerable
populations well beyond the usual timeframe.
Numerous studies have also found that preterm births and infant mortality
likelihoods rise with the temperature. Expectant mothers have also been found
to be at greater risk• Страхование » Риск of conditions with the heat.
" Climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата hurts women more ," doctors at the Association of American
Medical Colleges says on its website.
Electricity bills
The Climate Election: Your rising energy bills explained 01:34
Choosing between food and paying energy bills is a growing problem in the
U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США)., a problem known as energy poverty that impacts 5.2 million people who
live above the federal poverty line. The price of electricity has already
increased 29% since 2019, and that cost is only expected to increase moving
forward.
Energy costs are determined by several factors, from heat's impact on
infrastructure to the price of natural gas and more, but it's the heat that
creates a dangerous feedback loop: higher global temperatures fuel extreme
weather that increases energy consumption and requires higher costs for
maintenance.
Grocery inflation
The Climate Election: Grocery inflation explained 01:36
U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). food prices have increased 25% since 2019, a side effect of inflation
that was only compounded by global disease outbreaks like COVID-19• Медицина » Заболевания » Инфекционные заболевания » Острая респираторная вирусная инфекция » COVID-19
• Медицина » Эпидемиология » Инфекционные заболевания » Острая респираторная вирусная инфекция » COVID-19 and
conflicts, like the war in Ukraine• Украина. But one factor in those rising costs is
not expected to go away without substantial action — climate change• Политика » Геополитика » Международные отношения » Направления международного сотрудничества » Изменение климата
• Метеорология » Климатология » Изменение климата. The
extreme weather events it causes are disrupting farming practices and making
it more difficult to grow crops. A 2021 NASA study found that by 2030, global
corn yields will likely decline by nearly a quarter because of rising
temperatures.
Wisconsin is just one area that will feel the agricultural impacts. The state,
which is a major provider of cheese, corn, milk, oats and potatoes, has seen
more heat stress on its livestock and crops, according to the USDA. Those
impacts include decreased dairy herd milk production and increased crop loss
because of cycles of drought and excessive precipitation.
Power infrastructure
The Climate Election: The problem with power, explained 01:54
Out of all the major U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). power outages since 2000, Climate Central has found
that 80% of them have been because of weather, mostly severe events and winter
storms. Rising global temperatures are only expected to make such incidents
stronger and more frequent, posing a major problem for U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). energy
infrastructure, which wasn't designed to withstand the strain.
The American Society of Civil Engineers said in its latest report grading the
nation's infrastructure that this sector received a "C-," with the
organization's experts saying U.S• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США). energy infrastructure is aged and still
being used half a century past its life expectancy. That age, combined with
the increasing extreme weather events, could cost businesses about $150
billion a year. Blackouts pose additional dangers to human health, including
blocking access to food and water• Химия » Химические элементы » Химические соединения по элементам » Соединения водорода » Вода, communication and emergency health care.
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