Review of the Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment (2023) / Chapter Skim
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The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) is the latest in a series of sustained assessments that evaluate the state of global change science and analyze the wide range of impacts of climate change in the United States.
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THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO THIS REPORT During fall 2022, the National Academies appointed the Committee, which is composed of 18 members who have expertise in climate change science, vulnerability, and adaptation in the regions and sectors covered in NCA5. Committee members were not authors of or technical contributors to the draft NCA5 report.
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When assessing whether the draft NCA5 report was written at an appropriate technical level, the Committee focused on two different target audiences -- a broad audience base and a more technical audience base. Specifically, the Committee assessed chapter introductions, key messages and associated text, and figures from the perspective of targeting the broadest possible audiences, while the Committee expected the traceable accounts to target more technical audiences (e.g., the scientific research community)
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