Saturday, January 12, 2013

Climate change set to make America hotter, drier and more disaster-prone

Guardian: Future generations of Americans can expect to spend 25 days a year sweltering in temperatures above 100F (38C), with climate change on course to turn the country into a hotter, drier, and more disaster-prone place. The National Climate Assessment, released in draft form on Friday , provided the fullest picture to date of the real-time effects of climate change on US life, and the most likely consequences for the future. The 1,000-page report, the work of the more than 300 government scientists...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/11/climate-change-america-hotter-drier-disaster
Enclosure: http://ncadac.globalchange.gov/

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