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Disturbing Trends • 2014 was hottest year on record globally • The 10 warmest years on record have all
occurred since 1997 • California drought is likely a consequence • Coral reefs have declined by 40 percent
worldwide US Dept of Defense: Global Warming will intensify the challenges of global instability, hunger, poverty, and conflict. They will likely lead to food and water shortages, pandemic disease, disputes over refugees and resources, and destruction by natural disasters in regions across the globe
