March 18, 2014

The Reality, Risks, and Response to Climate Change

The American Association for the Advancement of Scientists (AAAS) published a new report, What we Know, urging Americans to take actions on climate change.  The report presents three key messages:

  1. climate scientists agree: climate change is happening here and now;
  2. we are at risk of pushing our climate system toward abrupt, unpredictable, and potentially irreversible changes with highly damaging impacts; and
  3. the sooner we act, the lower the risk and cost.

Read the full report.



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