A new report from the President Obama's interagency task force on adapting to climate change has urged federal agencies to plan for a future of rising sea levels and temperatures, Bloomberg reported. White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley was quoted as saying: "While taking action to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and avoid the effects of climate change is a priority, we must also prepare for the inevitable effects of climate change."
The report recommended ensuring that information on climate change was available to officials and coordinating federal efforts to respond to impacts, such as damage to water resources, public health, oceans and coastlines. In addition to the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the task force includes Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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