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ttachment 10 .. JAW .d,�,....,. WASHINGTON North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia each logged its warmest year on record in 2017, extending min a trend of above - average annual temperatures, according to new federal_ data released Thursday. BUTCH con Most scientists blame North Carolina, South Carolina and rising levels of atmospher- its warmest year on record in 2017, E is greenhouse gasses for federal data released Thursday. the warming trend, which, is expected to continue as political resistance builds Georgia's 65.8- degree In against domestic and average temperature was and T international efforts to 2.4 degrees higher than its also 1 curb man -made climate 20th- century average. age is change, South Carolina saw a year, Last year's average 65.1' - degree average tem- ed av annual temperature for perature last year, and ature the contiguous United that was 2.7 degrees high- their States was 54.6 degrees er than it averaged Gre Farenheit, the third -war- throughout the last'centu- ' short• mest on record and ry. the st 2.6 degrees higher than Despite opposing views atmoi the 20th century's average of the problem, Repub- infrar temperature of 52 degrees, licans and Democrats in radial according to the National ° South Carolina have begun ' That, Oceanic and Atmospheric to work on climate change, effect Administration's annual said'Blan Holman, Char- radial national climate report. leston -based managing earth North Carolina's aver - attorney for the Southern what= age temperature of Environmental Law Center. ' SOT 61.1 degrees in 2017 was Holman said South Car- agree the warmest since 1990 olina's Republican Gover- influf and 2,6 degrees warmer nor Henry McMaster has clima than its 20th - century convened a climate change Dona average temperature, the , task force and state GOP other report found. leaders support efforts to open] Congressman David - expand low- carbon energy wide] Price, a North Carolina and solar energy. Ste: Democrat, said the trend "I think there's a recog- fellov portends bouts of coastal nition ... that the risks that Heart flooding, beach erosion and ongoing and accelerating know other problems, particularly climate change pose to our ature on the Outer Banks. economy and wellbeing is "The' "I'd say by any measure a very serious matter that huma we're going to be one of requires pragmatic ap- Chan€ the states that's going to proaches, "',Holman said. see the most severe effects Nationally, 2017 marked Repom soonest, especially the the 21st straight year the contra exposed nature of our nation's average temper - eastern shore," Price said ature was warmer than Tony Thursday on Capitol Hill. average, the report said. @Tor