It’s been a while since our last update, but rest assured that we’ve been hard at work on Volume II of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4 Vol. II) in the meantime. Here’s a brief rundown of the goings-on: Public review and comment. This winter (November 3, 2017 through January 31, 2018), the public had the chance to weigh in on the draft
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On behalf of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, we are pleased to announce major milestones in the timelines of three important reports. The first of these is the Climate Science Special Report (CSSR), which represents Volume I of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4). The final version of CSSR is released today as a step toward
Let’s start with the big news: As of last week, first drafts of all 28 chapters and five appendices of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) were submitted and are now in the hands of the editorial team at the Technical Support Unit (TSU). A huge thank you goes out to our volunteer author teams for their dedication and hard work over the
NCA4 author teams, staff, and regional collaborators have been hard at work gathering input from stakeholders across the country through regional engagement workshops, webinars, and other public events. Chapter teams have received extensive training on chapter development, scientific resources and tools, and assessment writing through a chapter leadership meeting and regular webinars with all authors. Development of full, first order chapter drafts for interagency review in June is underway and on-schedule.
Building on the success of the third, and most recent, National Climate Assessment , production of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) is now underway and is expected for release in late 2018. Recent efforts are laying the foundation for a robust, inclusive assessment process that responds to information needs across the country.
By Dr. Tamara Dickinson and Dr. Michael Kuperberg Re-posted from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog. This and previous Administrations have periodically conducted congressionally mandated National Climate Assessments to assess and inform the Nation about the impact of climate change . The U.S. Global Change Research
The U.S. Global Change Research Program ( USGCRP ) is pleased to announce the selection of Regional Chapter Leads for the Fourth National Climate Assessment ( NCA4 ). The following group of experts was selected from nearly 200 professionals nominated through an open call to serve as authors on NCA4 : Northeast : Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux ,
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is pleased to announce that Dr. David Reidmiller will serve as Director of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4). David is on detail to the USGCRP National Coordination Office from the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey. As Director, he will lead the production of NCA4,
By informing users about past, present, and future climate change , the National Climate Assessment (NCA) links scientific advancement with the needs of decision makers responding to a changing climate. To do this, the NCA gathers scientific information from many sources, highlighting key findings and major gaps in knowledge about climate impacts
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently released two reports that provide detailed comparisons of phases 3 and 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP3 and CMIP5) for the United States. Understanding the strengths of these simulations and the differences among models is important for sustained assessment