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Five major takeaways from the federal climate change report | TheHill

posted onNovember 25, 2018
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Article snippet: A new federal climate report released by the Trump administration a day after Thanksgiving issues a dire warning about climate change. The report's message: Climate change is real, it is intensifying, and it will devastate the way human beings live day-to-day if U.S. leaders at all levels don't take drastic action. The latest congressionally mandated report, dubbed the Fourth National Climate Assessment, finds that the effects of climate change are rippling out across the globe, negatively affecting people's health and well-being. More than 300 federal and nonfederal scientists worked on the report, the first of its kind under the Trump administration, with its final draft reviewed by 13 federal agencies.  Here are five things to know about the report's findings. The report directly contradicts statements made by Trump  MORE in recent months has doubled down on his skepticism surrounding climate change, accusing scientists of harboring political agendas. Climate scientist Phil Duffy in an interview with The Hill said the report is "remarkable" because it presents a "parallel universe" within the administration — on the one hand, there are the "federal agencies ... who are with the mainstream scientific consensus," and on the other, Trump says he isn't sure if climate change is "man-made."  The report estimates that about 92 percent of climate change can be attributed to the harmful effects of human actions. "Earth’s climate is now changing faster than at any poin... Link to the full article to read more

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