Every five years, the United States government releases the National Climate Assessment, a comprehensive analysis of how climate change is affecting the country. The fifth assessment was recently released. It's the first to include includes standalone chapters about climate change's toll on the U.S. economy, as well as the complex social factors driving climate change and the nation's responses. Climate reporters <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/384067907/rebecca-hersher">Rebecca Hersher</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1193795778/alejandra-borunda">Alejandra Borunda</a> walk us through three major takeaways from the report: the economics, the negative human health effects and the unequal burden people face. Plus, a silver lining: All the ways the U.S. is making progress to slow the effects of climate change. Read Rebecca and Alejandra's <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/11/14/1206506962/climate-change-affects-your-life-in-3-big-ways-a-new-report-warns">full piece here</a>.Want to hear a climate story? Email us at <a href="mailto:Mailto:shortwave@npr.org">shortwave@npr.org</a>.

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