From climate change comes opportunity to innovate

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 06:40 in Earth & Climate

A cursory look at the Third National Climate Assessment released Tuesday by the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee yields a grim outlook. The authors state that climate change is already beginning to impact nearly every sector of the economy—and that's not all: It's already threatening human health and well being and adversely affecting our infrastructures, our water resources, our crops, our livestock, and our natural ecosystems. What's more, planning efforts to adapt and mitigate the problem are facing serious limitations.

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