The United States faces a choice between manageable warming and unmanageable catastrophe, according to a leaked draft report by scientists from 13 federal agencies.
The report’s “higher emissions” scenario projects a devastating 8°F to 10°F warming over the interior of this country–and, unimaginably, upwards of 18°F over in the Arctic–by 2071 to 2100. In that case, global sea levels could rise as much as 8 feet, inundating every major coastal city in this country and around the world.
The report was published by the New York Times, which noted that it “directly contradicts claims by President Trump and members of his cabinet who say that the human contribution to climate change is uncertain, and that the ability to predict the effects is limited.”
The draft, a special science section of the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial National Climate Assessment (NCA), has been given to Trump’s political appointees for review. It was reportedly leaked to the media out of concern that the report may be censored or watered down by the administration the way other climate documents have been.
The NCA is the definitive statement of current and future impacts […]
We haven’t heard that this is the warmest year ever. Why is that?
Tired of the fearmongering. I am waiting for the IPCC to address water vapor transport mechanisms which are the main heat transfer processes on the planet. Actually, I am not..because the scientific process has been massively contaminated by a virus called politics. Yes we have problems and yes we will have to deal with them by adapting, using new technologies and suffering consequences of the pollution we have contaminated our water, soil and air. If you are expecting your government to take care of the environment you then you are going to be in for a hard lesson that the government has no interest in doing so.