Even as the United States and the international community act to curb the carbon pollution that is driving climate change , citizens and communities need to prepare for the current and future impacts of a changing climate and work with partners around the world to do the same. That is why, over the last seven and a half years, the Obama

On Friday, August 12, Dr. Tamara Dickinson, Principal Assistant Director for Environment and Energy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), named Dr. Ann Bartuska to serve as Chair of the Subcommittee on Global Change Research (SGCR). The SGCR, which includes representatives of each of the 13 U.S. Global Change Research

NOAA has announced the appointment of 15 members to the new Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment . The Advisory Committee will provide advice to NOAA on sustained assessment activities and products , including engagement of stakeholders. NOAA will ensure the committee’s advice is provided to the White House Office of

Today, the United States Global Change Research Program released a new assessment of a growing public health threat, The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment . Drawing from decades of advances in the physical science of climate change , the report strengthens our understanding of the growing risks