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New Government Report: Climate Change Already Significantly Above Worst-Case Scenario

"Climate change is already having visible impacts in the United States, and the choices we make now will determine the severity of its impacts in the future, according to a new and authoritative federal study assessing the current and anticipated domestic impacts of climate change. ... The study also finds that the current trend in the emission of greenhouse gas pollution is significantly above the worst-case scenario that this and other reports have considered." - excerpt from this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) news article. See the entire report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States.

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