FACT SHEET:
"Global Warming and Arkansas" (pdf)

By 2100, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates average temperatures in Arkansas could increase about 2-3 degrees Fahrenheit. How will this affect the people and wildlife of the state?

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POLL RESULTS:
"Arkansas Sportsmen Witnessing Global Warming" (pdf)

A majority of Arkansas hunters and anglers say they are witnessing signs of global warming and want immediate action from their elected leaders to halt the trend. Sixty-five percent of hunters and anglers polled say they have witnessed changes in climate, including hotter summers, unusual drought and warmer and shorter winters.

Key Poll Numbers:

77 percent of Arkansas hunters and anglers agree global warming is currently occurring.

68 percent believe it is a serious threat to fish and wildlife.

81 percent agree the U.S. should be a world leader in addressing global warming.

74 percent agree global warming is a threat to the state economy because it depends upon income from natural resources, such as the timber industry and hunting and fishing.

85 percent believe the Administration and Congress are not doing enough to break America's addiction to oil.

"Arkansas hunters and anglers are saying we have a moral responsibility to confront global warming to protect our children's future," says David Carruth, president of the Arkansas Wildlife Federation. "We are reaching a tipping point in Arkansas where the vital constituency of hunters and anglers is adding its voice to those who recognize global warming is occurring, that it poses serious threats and that action must be taken to address it."