Sandy Storm Impacts, 11-26-2012, NC. Photo source: ©© NCDOTcommunications
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A federal advisory panel released a draft report Friday on how Americans can adapt to a changing climate, a more than 1,000 page tome that also sums up what has become increasingly apparent: The country is hotter than it used to be, rainfall is becoming both more intense and more erratic, and rising seas and storm surges threaten U.S. coasts…
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a class=”readmore” href=”http://news.yahoo.com/report-says-warming-changing-us-daily-life-232742530.html”> Report says warming is changing US daily life, AP
Global warming is already changing America from sea to rising sea and is affecting how Americans live, a massive new federally commissioned report says. A special panel of scientists convened by the government issued Friday a 1,146-page draft report that details in dozens of ways how climate change is already disrupting the health, homes and other facets of daily American life. It warns that those disruptions will increase in the future.
Federal Advisory Committee Draft Climate Assessment Report Released for Public Review