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  • Influential US climate report moves ahead — under new leadership

    Jul 19, 2021 4:45 pm by NatureIllinois in the News
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    Nature (July 16) The fact that the fifth U.S. National Climate Assessment is finally under way comes as a welcome relief to many scientists. 'We’re behind and we need to get to work,' says U of I's Donald Wuebbles, a lead author on the 2018 report.