The report summarizes what the scientists have been finding (Image courtesy of the US Global Change Research Program)
Scientists say the effects of human-caused climate change can no longer be ignored. Their findings are part of a national report just released. Sadie Babits reports it outlines the current and future impacts of climate change in the US:
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Scientists say the effects of human-caused climate change can no longer be ignored. Their findings are part of a national report just released. Sadie Babits reports it outlines the current and future impacts of climate change in the US:
The U.S. Global Change Research Program’s report summarizes what scientists have been finding.
As temperatures warm, sea levels are rising, crop production is changing and hurricanes are getting worse.
Katherine Hayhoe is one of the report’s authors. She says we all need to curb greenhouse gas emissions and learn to adapt.
“So we need to figure out how to best prepare for the change that is coming.”
The report comes out while Congress is considering a major bill that would cap greenhouse gas emissions and reduce them over time.
But Hayhoe says the timing is just a coincidence.
Hayhoe says she does hope the report helps inform the debate in Washington.
For The Environment Report, I’m sAdie Babits.