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Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

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Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume I

As a key part of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) oversaw the production of this stand-alone report of the state of science relating to climate change and its physical impacts.

The Climate Science Special Report (CSSR) is designed to be an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the United States, to serve as the foundation for efforts to assess climate-related risks and inform decision-making about responses. In accordance with this purpose, it does not include an assessment of literature on climate change mitigation, adaptation, economic valuation, or societal responses, nor does it include policy recommendations.

As Volume I of NCA4, CSSR serves several purposes, including providing 1) an updated detailed analysis of the findings of how climate change is affecting weather and climate across the United States; 2) an executive summary and other CSSR materials that provide the basis for the discussion of climate science found in the second volume of the NCA4; and 3) foundational information and projections for climate change, including extremes, to improve “end-to-end” consistency in sectoral, regional, and resilience analyses within the second volume. CSSR integrates and evaluates the findings on climate science and discusses the uncertainties associated with these findings. It analyzes current trends in climate change, both human-induced and natural, and projects major trends to the end of this century. As an assessment and analysis of the science, this report provides important input to the development of other parts of NCA4, and their primary focus on the human welfare, societal, economic, and environmental elements of climate change.

Much of this report is written at a level more appropriate for a scientific audience, though the Executive Summary is intended to be accessible to a broader audience.

About this resource

Organization
USGCRP
Year
2017
Topics
National Climate Assessment

Other Reports of Potential Interest

Executive Summary: Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

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Executive Summary: Climate Science Special Report: Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), Volume I

State Climate Summaries

Overview: Fourth National Climate Assessment Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States

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