Gordon Forgey

Climate change assessment

Eighteen percent of Americans do not believe in global warming. Not happening, they say.

The federal government has a different opinion.

Not only is climate change happening, it is happening more swiftly than originally thought.

The National Climate Assessment report details changes for the country.

Droughts will become more persistent and harmful. Floods from heavier, more concentrated rains will become more frequent. Storm surges in coastal cities will become more destructive. Crops and animals will become increasingly threatened.

America and the world will see more...