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The super storms. the impacts of climate change are no longer subtle. we're seeing them play out in our newspaper headlines. in this latest report simply documents in a robust manner what we're already seeing. the effects of climate change are upon us. we're already see thing danger posed by unchecked climate change. >> is the right government? right president? right technological advances? what is the solution here? >> it's all of the above. i wish there were a magic bullet but we really have to focus, as individuals on two different things. we have to make changes in our lifestyle that we're...

Television screens and our newspaper headlines. >> not some punitive future. it's happening now. what else can we expect from today's report? the key findings here. >> well, again, what the report will convey is what scientists like myself already know, because these assessment reports are based on the existing published scientific literature. so what this report will tell us is that we are seeing the impact of climate change on our coastlines here in the united states, in terms of devastating superstorms. you add a foot of sea level rise and we could see six feet to eight feet of sea level ri...

Have said, these wildfires are worse in part because of climate change. explain why that's the case. >> yeah, well, you know, you take unprecedented heat and unprecedented drought, which is what california has seen in recent years. and you're going to get worse, bigger, more destructive wildfires. it isn't a coincident over the past two years now we have seen the two most extensive wildfires in california history and now with this latest wildfire in northern california, the camp fire, the most deadly and destructive wildfire in california history. it's part of a larger trend. we have seen a tr...

It's not leading every one of our newscasts. >> thank you, katy, and i really appreciate you bringing attention to this issue. it's true, climate change is no longer a subtle threat. it is impacting us where we live in our daily lives. it's playing out on our television screens in terms of the california wildfires, devastating superstorms that have hit texas, puerto rico, north carolina, unprecedented floods, droughts, heat waves. this is the face of climate change and we're dealing with it now. >> when you read bill mcci brcks article about what could happen 30 years ago and his worst dreams ...

Electricity. water up to the second, third floor. people on their roofs not able to get out. when you see those images, even though it probably is not going to happen in your area, there is always a chance. and why risk it? steve: right. because of the potential for these super storms, storm winds to come ashore, they are suggesting that some parts of the disaster area, and, you know, if it hits hard, it will be a disaster. could be without electricity for weeks and there are 16 nuclear power plants in the zone. they have already started to shutter downtown brunswick plant when shut that down ...