Via The Hill:

A new report showing that human-driven climate change is having profound impacts all across the country will inspire “political action,” White House counselor John Podesta predicted Tuesday.

“I think this is the most comprehensive, authoritative report on the climate’s impact on the United States, and I think it’s actionable science,” Podesta said during an interview with MSNBC. “I think it will help people understand really what’s happening in every region of the country, and that, I think, will lead to political action.”

The report concludes that climate change has lengthened summers, warmed winters, intensified rain storms, and endangered the food supply. President Obama will highlight the findings during a series of interviews with local television meteorologists Tuesday at the White House, and Podesta and other administration officials — including EPA administrator Gina McCarthy — are fanning out to promote the findings.

Podesta said the report reenforced “there’s a lot of action to take” and said that the administration itself had “the capacity to do a lot in this area.”