Biden administration releases ‘gold standard’ climate report which Trump tried to thwart
The US has published the latest in its cyclical assessments on the climate crisis, the “gold standard” report on how rising global heat is impacting the nation today, and what the future is likely to hold.
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is a comprehensive look at how the climate crisis is impacting all regions and sectors along with a roadmap for how best to tackle impacts – from wildfires and heatwaves to crop failures and destructive flooding.
The NCA has been mandated by law since 2000 and is now its fifth iteration after the last report, NCA4, was published in 2018.
NCA5 had a rocky inception after former president tried to derail the report but failed – largely thanks to the steeliness of the scientists involved,reported at the time. Mr Trump, a perpetual
