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Reports Library

The Reports Library features scientific assessments, annual reports, strategic research plans, and other resources produced by USGCRP and the collaborative efforts of our member agencies. Select reports by other authoritative scientific bodies with whom we work, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Research Council (NRC), are also accessible here. Most reports are available for download (open and click View); some can be ordered in print free of charge (open and click Add to Cart). 

Fourth National Climate Assessment Vol I + II

The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), completed in November 2018, is a comprehensive and authoritative report on climate change and its impacts in the United States. 
NCA4 Vol II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States
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NCA4 Vol I: Climate Science Special Report
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Other Popular Reports

  • Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Global Change Research Program for Fiscal Year 2017
  • The National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: A Triennial Update​​
  • The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment​
  • National Global Change Research Plan 2012–2021
  • IPCC. Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report

The National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021 [Factsheet]

This 2012-2021 Strategic Plan builds on past USGCRP Strategic Plans and the accomplishments of the USGCRP, and recognizes that effective response to global change requires a strong scientific foundation. The Plan continues to encompass both the fundamental research that improves understanding, as well as the research necessary to inform responses to climate and global change.

The National Global Change Research Plan 2012–2021: A Strategic Plan for the U.S. Global Change Research Program

The Strategic Plan fulfills Congress's mandate in the Global Change Research Act to develop a program to "understand, assess, predict, and respond to" global change. It reflects recommendations from multiple reports of the National Academies, from dozens of listening sessions with stakeholders around the country, and from collaborative planning among the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) member agencies. Altogether, the USGCRP envisioned through this Strategic Plan, by connecting fundamental human and Earth system research with the translation and dissemination of credible and

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