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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

State Climate Summaries

These State Climate Summaries were produced to meet a demand for state-level information in the wake of the Third U.S. National Climate Assessment, released in 2014. The summaries cover assessment topics directly related to NOAA’s mission, specifically historical climate variations and trends, future climate model projections of climate conditions during the 21st century, and past and future conditions of sea level and coastal flooding.

The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment

The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Climate and Health Assessment has been developed to enhance understanding and inform decisions about the growing threat of climate change to the health and well-being of residents of the United States. This scientific assessment is part of the ongoing efforts of USGCRP’s sustained National Climate Assessment (NCA) process and was called for under the President’s Climate Action Plan. USGCRP agencies identified human health impacts as a high-priority topic for scientific assessment. This assessment was developed by a team of more than 100 experts

Executive Summary. The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment

The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment
Climate change threatens human health and well-being in the United States. The U.S. Global Change Research Program ( USGCRP ) Climate and Health Assessment has been developed to enhance understanding and inform decisions about this growing threat. This scientific assessment, called for under the President’s Climate Action Plan, is a major report of the sustained National Climate Assessment ( NCA ) process. The report responds to the 1990 Congressional mandate to assist the Nation in understanding, assessing, predicting, and responding to human-induced and natural processes of global change.

Executive Summary. The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment [Español]

RESUMEN EJECUTIVO. Los impactos del cambio climático en la salud humana en los Estados Unidos una evaluación científica
El cambio climático es una amenaza para la salud y el bienestar de los seres humanos en los Estados Unidos. El Programa de los Estados Unidos de Investigación sobre el Cambio Mundial (USGCRP) llevó a cabo esta evaluación sobre el clima y la salud con la finalidad de entender esta creciente amenaza y de fundamentar las decisiones con respecto a ella. Esta evaluación científica, establecida de conformidad con el Plan de Acción del Presidente frente al cambio climático, es un informe muy importante acerca del proceso sostenido de Evaluación Nacional del Clima (NCA). El informe responde al

AMAP Assessment 2015: Black carbon and ozone as Arctic climate forcers

This assessment report presents the results of the 2015 AMAP Assessment of Black Carbon and Ozone as Arctic climate forcers. This assessment complements a separate 2015 AMAP assessment of methane as an Arctic climate forcer.

AMAP Assessment 2015: Methane as an Arctic climate forcer

This assessment report presents the results of the 2015 AMAP assessment of Methane as an Arctic climate forcer. it is the first AMAP assessment dealing with this issue and complements a second assessment of black carbon and tropospheric ozone as Arctic climate forcers.

Arctic Pollution Issues 2015: Persistent Organic Pollutants; Radioactivity in the Arctic; Human Health in the Arctic – Summary for Policy-Makers

This document presents the policy-relevant findings of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme's 2015 assessments of persistent organic pollutants, radioactivity, and human health in the Arctic.

Executive Summary: Climate Change, Global Food Security and the U.S. Food System

Achieving food security for all people everywhere is a widely agreed upon international objective, most recently codified in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. This report describes the potential effects of climate change on global food security and examines the implications of these effects for the United States.

Fact Sheet: Interagency Crosscutting Group on Climate Change and Human Health

This fact sheet provides an overview of USGCRP's Interagency Crosscutting Group on Climate Change and Human Health (CCHHG), which coordinates, implements, evaluates, and communicates Federal research and scientific activities related to the human health impacts of global climate change.

Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment

The National Climate Assessment summarizes the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. A team of more than 300 experts guided by a 60-member Federal Advisory Committee produced the report, which was extensively reviewed by the public and experts, including federal agencies and a panel of the National Academy of Sciences. The report can be explored interactively at http://nca2014.globalchange.gov.

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