Last Fall, the Trump Administration published the 2018 National Climate Assessment, found here at this link: https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/. (Links to an external site.) A 12-part summary is provided on the website, which suffices for the citation you use. The article was released on the day after Thanksgiving (“black friday”), which is a day that most people don’t watch the news. This raised concerns among many people that the administration was trying to purposefully “bury” the release of the report in this busy holiday weekend. Furthermore, when President trump was interviewed by reporters about the findings of the report, he said “I don’t believe it” and that the US is “the cleanest we’ve ever been”. Check the video out here:
In your discussion, please do the following things:
Briefly summarize each of the 12 parts of the summary included in the 2018 National Climate Assessment. For each of the 12 parts, somewhere between 3-5 sentences is an adequate minimum length.
Discuss President Trump’s reaction to the findings of the report (as seen in the video above)
Discuss why you think this rift exists between the President and his team on one side, and the findings of the report on the other side. You don’t need to take a side, but you can if you want to. Be specific and do some research for this part of the discussion. Don’t just write about vague generalities, and instead be insightful and thoughtful.
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