climate climate
You can see that a billion dollars, if it were ever approved by the Congress, would evaporate almost instantaneously."
Christensen added, however, that the bill's longevity may be extended if the money is spent wisely.
"I would be inclined to set priorities based on those communities most vulnerable to climate change—semiarid regions of the Southwest at one extreme and more polar regions such as central and northern Alaska [at the other extreme]," Christensen said.
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