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
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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
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
After a 41-year career at the forefront of climate science, Tom Karl, Director of the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Global Change Research (SGCR), has retired from Federal service . Tom served his entire career with NOAA , taking the reins of NCEI (formerly the National Climatic Data Center
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
By Dr. John Holdren, Dr. Gina McCarthy, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and Dr. Kathryn Sullivan Re-posted from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog. Climate change poses risks to human health through many pathways, some more obvious than others. Rising greenhouse-gas concentrations, driven by human activities, result in increases in
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
USGCRP is seeking applicants to join our Global Change Information System (GCIS) team. GCIS is an open-source web-based resource for linking traceable global change data, information, and products. Positions are currently available for Data Manager and Software Engineer, with experience in data / metadata management and software development,
Climate change is likely to impede progress on reducing undernourishment around the world in the decades ahead, according to a scientific assessment released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21) in Paris. Climate Change, Global
By Dr. John P. Holdren, Dr. Tamara Dickinson, Dr. Mike Kuperberg, and Afua Bruce Twenty-five years ago today, the landmark Global Change Research Act (GCRA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush, formally mandating the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) that had been proposed in President Reagan’s final budget. Upon the