The congressionally mandated report on climate change the Fifth Climate Assessment was released today. While the report found that the uSa continues to make improvements in slowing climate change, but not fast enough. Here are some of the findings of the report.
--Extreme cold events are decreasing while extreme heat events are rising.
--Climate change is exacerbating inequities.
--Water safety is increasingly becoming a concern. Inland flooding, drought and sea level rises are reducing the amount of potable water.
--Food disruptions will continue to increase because of flooding, droughts and other factors.
--Climate change is making life difficult in certain places. The report singled out California (wildfires), Florida (sea level rise) and Texas (flooding) forecasting they will see large displacements of people.
--Rising global emissions are driving globalwarming, with faster warming in the US.
--Climate change will slow the economy, climate actions will present opportunities.
To Read the Report The Fifth Climate Assessment.
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