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Posted
Dec 13, 2013
Physical Climate

New USGS Website Has Climate Projections for Your County

What does the future of climate look like where you live? For the first time, maps and summaries of temperature and precipitation projections for the 21st century are accessible at a county-by-county level, thanks to a website developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with the College of Earth, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University.
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Posted
Jul 30, 2013
Physical Climate

New Reports Explore How A Shifting Climate May Impact Eight U.S. Regions

The United States will be a much hotter place, precipitation patterns will shift, and climate extremes will increase by the end of the 21st century, according to reports released in January 2013 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in support of the National Climate Assessment (NCA).
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Posted
Apr 23, 2013
Agriculture & Food

The Faces of Climate Change

In recognition of Earth Day 2013, the USGS is highlighting examples of climate change impacts to a variety of places and people across the globe.
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Posted
Sep 23, 2010
Adaptation

New Locations for Climate Science Centers Announced

On September 23, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the locations selected for the Department of the Interior's Southeast and Northwest regional Climate Science Centers (CSC) and the finalization of a cooperative agreement for the Alaska Climate Science Center, which opened on Sept. 1 in Anchorage.
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