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Climate change will cost the U.S.economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, damaging everything from human health to infrastructure and agricultural production, according to a government report issued on Friday

The Congressionally-mandated report, written with the help of more than a dozen U

S.government agencies and departments, outlined the projected impacts of global warming in every corner of American society, in a dire warning at odds with the Trump administration's pro-fossil fuels agenda

'With continued growth in emissions at historic rates, annual losses in some economic sectors are projected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century - more than the current gross domestic product (GDP) of many U

S.states,' according to the report.It said global warming would disproportionately hurt the poor, broadly undermine human health, damage infrastructure, limit the availability of water, alter coastlines, and boost costs in industries from farming to energy production

While it said that many of the impacts of climate change - including more frequent and more powerful storms, droughts and flooding - are already underway, the projections of further damage could change if greenhouse gas emissions are sharply curbed: 'Future risks from climate change depend primarily on decisions made today,' it said

The report, the Fourth National Climate Assessment Volume II, supplements a study issued last year that concluded humans are the main driver of global warming, and which warned of potentially catastrophic effects to the planet

The studies clash with policy under President Donald Trump, who has been rolling back Obama-era environmental and climate protections to maximize production of domestic fossil fuels, including crude oil, already the highest in the world, above Saudi Arabia and Russia

Trump last year announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris Deal agreed by nearly 200 nations to combat climate change, arguing the accord would hurt the U

S.economy and provide little tangible environmental benefit.Trump and several members of his cabinet have also repeatedly cast doubt on the science of climate change, arguing the causes and impacts are not yet settled

Trump this week reignited the debate by tweeting: 'Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS - Whatever happened to Global Warming?' White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters did not immediately respond to a request for comment

Environmental groups said the report reinforced their calls for the United States to take action on climate change

'This report makes it clear that climate change is not some problem in the distant future

It's happening right now in every part of the country,' said Brenda Ekwurzel, the director of climate science at the Union of Concerned Scientists and one of the report's authors

Previous research, including from U.S.government scientists, has also concluded that climate change could have severe economic consequences, including damage to infrastructure, water supplies and agriculture

Severe weather and other impacts also increase the risk of disease transmission, decrease air quality, and can increase mental health problems, among other effects

Thirteen government departments and agencies, from the Agriculture Department to NASA, were part of the committee that compiled the new report

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US soldier killed in Afghanistan Saturday Second American service member to die there this month

A member of the U.S. military has been killed in Afghanistan on Saturday becoming the second American service member to die in the country this month. 

The brief U.S. military statement did not provide further details of how the soldier was killed or his identity.

The U.S. soldiers death comes just weeks after Major Brent Taylor, 39, a member of the U.S. Army National Guard and the mayor of North Ogden, Utah, died in an insider attack in Kabul.

Taylor, a father of seven, was on his fourth deployment and a second tour of Afghanistan. 

Insider attacks have been a growing problem for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Three insider attacks took place over three weeks in late October and early November.   

In a separate incident two Afghan soldiers also died Saturday when their helicopter made an emergency landing in the southern Kandahar province due to a technical problem, Defense Ministry spokesman Ghafor Ahmad Jawad said. He said two other soldiers were wounded when the helicopter caught fire after landing. The Taliban claim to have shot the helicopter down.

In the capital, Kabul, a senior religious scholar was shot and killed, said Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for the capitals police chief. No one immediately claimed the killing of Abdul Basir Haqqani, but police arrested a man with a pistol near the scene of the shooting, Mujahid said.

Also Saturday, the Islamic States group in statement posted on its Aamaq website claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on Friday inside an army base in eastern Khost province which killed at least 27 army soldiers.

The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosive vest among them (army soldiers), the IS statement said, without mentioned that the attack occurred inside a mosque at the base. 

On Thursday President Donald Trump hinted at a possible visit to troops in Afghanistan. The president is yet to visit military members in Afghanistan or Iraq.

The U.S. and NATO formally concluded their combat mission in 2014, but still provide vital support to Afghan security forces, who have been struggling in recent years to combat a resurgent Taliban and an Islamic State affiliate. Some 15,000 U.S. soldiers are currently serving in Afghanistan.

International forces have also suffered from so-called insider attacks in recent months, in which Afghan soldiers or police have opened fire on them.