NewzThe Trump administration has proposed revisions to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a federal report originally published in 2023. The changes specifically target the document's framing of worst-case climate scenarios, aiming to alter how these projections are presented to the public.
The administration’s proposal follows recent assessments by United Nations scientists, who suggested that certain extreme climate scenarios are no longer considered plausible. By seeking to reframe these projections, the administration is revisiting the methodology used in the Biden-era report to align with updated scientific discourse regarding climate modeling.
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