The federal government on Friday quietly released a major report warning man-made climate change is real and already having a devastating impact on the…
The federal government on Friday quietly released a major report warning man-made climate change is real and already having a devastating impact on the US — just days after President Trump mocked the idea of global warming.
The National Climate Assessment, a congressionally-mandated report based on work by more than a dozen federal agencies, says climate change will bring more extreme weather disasters like wildfires, hurricanes and heat waves — and cost the economy hundreds of billions by the end of the century.
“Earth’s climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities,” the report reads.
“The impacts of global climate change are already being felt in the United States and are projected to intensify in the future — but the severity of future impacts will depend largely on actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the changes that will occur.”
The report comes after Trump riled scientists Wednesday when he tweeted: “Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS – Whatever happened to Global Warming?
The report says the planet is indeed heating up.
