What does global warming mean for VA?

• Approximately 540 wildfires burned more than 45,000 acres this year.

• A 33% increase in extreme precipitation between 1948 and 2011.

• Richmond and Norfolk experienced the warmest January to July period in 2012 in almost 7 decades.

Sources: Environment America Research & Policy Center, National Climatic Data Center, National Interagency Fire Center.

Coal Air Pollutants & VA Health Impacts

• Ranked 6th in nation for negative health impacts & mortality risk associated with coal-fired power plant air pollutants.

Source: Clean Air Task Force, The Toll From Coal: An Updated Assessment of Death and Disease from America’s Dirtiest Energy Source, September 2010. http://www.catf.us/resources/publications/files/The_Toll_from_Coal.pdf