Every four years, the US government is supposed to release a report on how climate change is affecting the nation, to guide communities and companies on how to address and adapt to a warming planet. But the sixth edition of the National Climate Assessment ' already in the works for months ' was gutted earlier this week, when US President Donald Trump's administration dismissed hundreds of scientists helping with it. Some researchers aren't giving up, however. They are wondering whether they could publish it anyway, through independent channels. One of their inspirations is the National Nature Assessment, a report that Trump cancelled on his first day back in office. Last month, researchers involved with that report announced a campaign to publish it outside the governmental framework, using private funding. The report is meant to detail the importance of nature ' ecosystems, biodiversity and more ' on the US economy and on US health. Both reports address 'the condition of the planet...
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