ReviewJournal.com - Breaking News - Mulroy issues harsh predictions on global warming

"We need to understand where the floods are going to occur and where the drought conditions are going to be protracted before we start making long-term investments," said Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water District. "We need to look at it through a 21st century lens in a very different climate and not take a 20th century climate and assume that is going to be the norm."
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In the short term, fixing long-neglected bridges, roads and water and sewer systems is fine, Mulroy said. But beyond that, she said, "We have not spent any time in this country investing in the science of climate change in any kind of concerted action."

Division of Labour: Is Climate Change Science a Cottage Industry?

This Congressional Research Service white paper concerning climate change reports the amount of spending on "Climate Change Science" by the federal government since FY1989. Annual spending peaked in FY2004 at just under $2 billion.
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The total amount of spending since 1989? $32.5 billion in 2005 dollars (through FY2007)!!