NEW YORK – The United Nations’s climate science panel issued a report on Monday detailing both the impacts of climate change and potential adaptation measures society can take to mitigate the damage.

The report warned of dire impacts from global warming that will only get worse, from heat waves to food and water disruptions to damage to infrastructure.

Here are five major takeaways from the newest report.

Climate change’s impacts are worse than scientists expected — and some are irreversible

Climate change is already harming human health — and even killing people

Climate change is disrupting food, water and infrastructure systems

A wide variety of solutions can help us adapt to climate change

The climate impacts will be worse without action

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