Soon after the 2007 release
of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report, those familiar with the science began to say that
as a
result of the consensus
process and the natural caution
of scientists, the Fourth Assessment Report had
seriously understated the risks from climate change, particularly in its selection
of scenarios and its estimates
of likely sea - level rise.16
NAR takes its role
as a leading source for housing information very
seriously, and toward that end, NAR Research announced the
results of a year - long rebenchmarking
process for existing - home sales on Wednesday, December 21.