Montana is one of many regions that have much to lose if the world doesn’t take immediate action to stem the effects of climate change, according to a new report.

The Interagency Panel on Climate Change this week released a portion of its sixth report that updates the known effects of climate change and the world’s associated vulnerabilities. According to all the research included in the 3,675 pages of the report, the vulnerabilities are increasing and the world doesn’t have much more time to make the changes to ward off the worst of climate change effects.

By Laura Lundquist