An affiliated website was created specifically for the 2009 National Climate Assessment so that the report would be more accessible to a variety of interested readers.

Visit the "About This Report" page on the 2009 National Climate Assessment website to find information on:

• What is this report?
• Who called for it, who wrote it, and who approved it?
• What are its sources?
• Does this report deal with options for responding to climate change?
• How is the likelihood of various outcomes expressed given that the future is not certain?
• How does this report address incomplete scientific understanding?

Click here to download the "About This Report" chapter from the report