New Climate Report Foresees Big Changes. Water crucial in the West

The rise in concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from human activities is influencing climate patterns and vegetation across the United States and will significantly disrupt water supplies, agriculture, forestry and ecosystems for decades, a new federal report says.

By ANDREW C. REVKIN

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