Agence France-Presse: US President Barack Obama on Friday signed an executive order requiring government departments to take steps to prepare for "extreme weather" and other impacts of climate change.
The order set up a task force for recommendations on how American states and cities can best prepare for the environmental impacts of global warming.
"The impacts of climate change .... are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies and public health across the nation," Obama said in the...