Government report calls on Trump to act on climate change By Eli Watkins, CNN

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/10/23/politics/gao-report-climate-change/index.html

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A government report released Monday is sounding an alarm over the threat of climate change, and the government's response.

The US government has spent more than $350 billion over the past decade in response to extreme weather and fire events, and the Government Accountability Office report estimated the US would incur far higher costs as the years progress if global emission rates don't go down.

In the report, GAO called on President Donald Trump to use the information GAO compiled to help identify risks posed by climate change and "craft appropriate federal responses."

The US has seen billions of dollars in damage from hurricanes and wildfires this year, whichexperts say climate change exacerbated. Congress is due this week to consider another multi-billion dollar aid package to help Puerto Rico after it was hit by back-to-back hurricanes.



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