Here’s how much climate change could cost the U.S.
A new report tallies the damage from more extreme weather events and growing health risks
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NEW WORLD The United States is poised to suffer big economic losses due to climate change, federal scientists say in a new report. The nation has already begun to feel those effects, such as the intense rainfall dumped by Hurricane Harvey in Texas (shown) and Louisiana in 2017.
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