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MT Scientists Say the State Can’t Wait When it Comes to Climate Change

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Monday, February 4, 2008   

Helena, MT – Scientists in Montana are joining hundreds of experts across the country trying to "light a fire" under Congress. They're concerned about the effects of climate change, including the extreme fire risks that are resulting from prolonged drought and higher summer temperatures. They've sent a letter to Congress asking for action to protect wildlife and the ecosystems on which both wildlife and people depend.

National Wildlife Federation biologist Dr. Doug Inkley says Montanans have been among the first in the country to see the effects of climate change firsthand.

"The people that are living throughout the West, and have a view of the mountains, perhaps notice that the grasses and shrubs 'brown up' earlier in the summer."

Inkley says, while some areas of Montana are seeing more normal snowfall this winter, scorching summer temperatures can easily erase the gains.

"In essence, even when rainfall stays the same, if the temperature goes up, Montana is going to be drier."

Inkley believes reducing climate-changing pollution would be the easiest and quickest way to stabilize ecosystems. Critics say such moves could hurt the economy, and some have expressed doubts that human actions are responsible for the planet's warming trend.

Contents of the scientists' letter to Congress can be viewed online, at www.nwf.org.



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