Newest IPCC Report to be Released on Friday

The IPCC will publish the second part of the fourth climate change assessment report this Friday. It is titled "Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability." The draft outline can be found here. Overall, the message seems to be that the North will first enjoy the benefits of warming, while the South suffers; eventually negative effects dominate everywhere. The poor of the world, who have contributed the least to climate change, will suffer the most. New York Times reports at length about the report.