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US Climate Report Details Energy, Agriculture Harm

Firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection monitor a huge plume of smoke rising from Los Padres National Forest on the northeastern flank of the Jesusita fire above Montecito, California, in this May 8, 2009 file photo. (REUTERS/Rafael Agustin Delgado)

WASHINGTON  - Climate change has already caused "visible impacts" in the United States and poses particular risks to the U.S. agriculture and energy industries, a new government report said on Tuesday.

The report, which lays out the effects of global warming on specific U.S. regions and sectors, calls for quick policy action as the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote soon on a bill to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

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