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A MOTION requesting the executive to provide a county response to support the people affected by severe flooding in Pakistan since June 2022.
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WHEREAS, since June 2022, the country of Pakistan has been devastated by severe flooding caused by unprecedented monsoon rains and melting glaciers from a severe heat wave, causing the largest natural disaster the world has seen in over 10 years, and
WHEREAS, according to the World Health Organization as of September 1, 2022, the flood has killed at least 1,302 individuals, including 416 children, and injured at least 3,554 individuals and the death toll continues to grow daily, and
WHEREAS, according to the Pakistan Federal Minister of Climate Change Sherry Rehman, the flood has displaced over 33 million individuals and to date has caused more than $10 billion worth of damage, and
WHEREAS, according to Minister Rehman, one-third of Pakistan or 100 thousand square miles has been completely submerged by this historic flooding event; for perspective, the state of Washington is 70 thousand square miles in size, and
WHEREAS, according to Minister Rehman, Pakistan has seen the highest rainfall in over thirty years with rain being 780 percent above average, and
WHEREAS, according to the United States Geological Survey Professional Paper on glaciers of Pakistan, due to Pakistan's high mountain terrain, the country has the largest and longest glaciers on earth along the mid-latitudes and climate change has impacted glacial erosion in Pakistan, and
WHEREAS, according to the United Nations and Minister Rehman, Pakistan produces just 0.4 percent of global CO2 emissions, yet it is one of the countries that is most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its glaciers and monsoons. For comparison, the United States produces 21.5 percent, China produces 16.5 percent and the European Union produces 15 percent of global CO2 emissions, and
WHEREAS, on August 30, 2022, the United States Agency for International...
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