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National Science Foundation Releases Comprehensive Report on Global Impacts of Climate Change

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a report on global climate change, entitled "Solving the Puzzle: Researching the Impacts of Climate Change around the World." The report explores the contributions and ongoing activities of NSF-funded researchers in science and engineering fields including ecology, glaciology, atmospheric science, behavioral science and economics. The report addresses the climate change "puzzle" piece by piece--devoting chapters to the sky, sea, ice, land, life and people components of Earth's climate system. More

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