Government report says global warming is affecting the South - al.com

Government report says global warming is affecting the South - al.com: "WASHINGTON — Even as Congress haggles over legislation to blunt the impact of global warming, higher temperatures are already affecting Alabama and other Southeastern states, according to a new government report.

Since 1970, average annual temperatures throughout the region have risen by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit, the report says, and could climb another 4.5 degrees or more by late this century, depending on how much is done to curb emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

Long-term, the effects could include declining farm production, more fish kills and increases in average sea levels of up to 2 feet or more along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, the report adds."