Climate change continues to pose major risks to many aspects of American life, according to a major government climate report that is the work of more than 300 government and independent scientists. It’s the second volume to be released of the two-part National Climate Assessment, which reviews the science of the Earth’s changing climate and what it means for people and the planet. Lab co-director Robert Kopp, director of the Institute of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Studies at Rutgers University and a co-author of the first volume, says the key takeaway is climate change is real. “The National Climate Assessment is part of a process to make informed decisions about climate change. It’s to be that trusted source of information at all levels of public and private planning in the US," Kopp states.