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The report, which took two years to complete, is the fourth in a series of national climate assessments nca which included nca1 2000, nca2 2009, and nca3 2014. National climate assessment center for climate and energy. Worldwide threat assessment of the us intelligence community january 29, 2019 introduction chairman burr, vice chairman warner, members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to offer the united states intelligence communitys 2019 assessment of threats to us national security. Pdf national assessment report of climate change i. The nca report is the official us governments state of the union about climate change, vetted by federal agencies. The findings consolidate key messages and supporting.
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