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Since 1989, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has submitted annual reports to Congress called Our Changing Planet. The reports describe the status of USGCRP research activities, provide progress updates, and document recent accomplishments.

In particular, Our Changing Planet highlights progress and accomplishments in interagency activities. These highlights represent the broad spectrum of USGCRP activities that extend from Earth system observations, modeling, and fundamental research through synthesis and assessment, decision support, education, and public engagement.

National Climate Assessment, Scenarios, Modeling

Scenario products supporting the Fourth National Climate Assessment

Climate scenarios provide a consistent set of possible future conditions to inform analyses of the risks posed by climate change.  

The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) assesses risks to the United States posed by climate and global change. Scenarios that represent a range of plausible future changes in key risk drivers, such as greenhouse gas emissions levels, weather and climate extremes, sea level, population, and land use, are used to guide NCA4’s evaluation of specific climate-related risks in regions and sectors across the...

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National Climate Assessment

Providing the climate science foundation for the Fourth National Climate Assessment

Historical and Projected Global Mean Sea Level Rise

An assessment of observed and projected climate trends in the United States forms the foundation for comprehensive analyses of climate-related vulnerabilities and risks.  

USGCRP oversaw the production of the Climate Science Special Report (CSSR) as Volume I of the Fourth National Climate Assessment. CSSR assesses the state of knowledge on human-caused climate change, with a primary focus on the United States, including observed and future projected changes in temperatures, precipitation patterns, extreme...

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National Climate Assessment

Engaging the public in assessing climate change impacts and risks in the United States

Locations of regional engagement workshop hubs and satellites (green) and NCA4 participation at professional conferences, meetings and other events (yellow) through May 2018.

Strong engagement efforts help ensure that USGCRP assessment products are relevant and accessible to users.

USGCRP recently finalized the fourth installment of the National Climate Assessment (NCA4). Volume I (the Climate Science Special Report, see Highlight 16) was released in November 2017, and Volume II (Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States) was released in late 2018. A technical input to the sustained assessment process, the Second State...

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