Climate change is already affecting our economy and safety, with risks to critical infrastructure — roads, bridges, dams, water and energy infrastructure and military sites. ●The Gulf Coast has many oil and gas operations on low-lying land extremely vulnerable to flooding from sea-level rise and storm surges. ●Research from the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that many U.S. military sites are at risk from sea-level rise. New long-lived infrastructure investments must be planned and built — and existing infrastructure upgraded — given the scientific projections for climate change. And American taxpayers deserve to know their money will be invested wisely, with future climate change in mind.

Source: Washington Post June 23, 2017 19:18 UTC