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...
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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...
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...
Dr. James R. Mahoney, the Director of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program ( CCSP ) 1 from 2002- 2006, passed away on Wednesday, September 23. He was 77. Dr. Mahoney was well-respected for his ability to fuse science and policy. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and...
By Dr. Kathryn Sullivan Decision-makers across the nation are increasingly focused on anticipating, mitigating, and adapting to climate change. That’s why the President’s Climate Action Plan emphasizes the importance of “actionable science”: scientific findings tailored to assist decision makers and citizens in anticipating and preparing for...
USGCRP would like to thank everyone who participated in the recent public comment periods for the draft Climate and Health Assessment (The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment) and the sustained National Climate Assessment (NCA) process.
A NOAA-led study refutes the much-publicized idea that there has been a recent slowdown or “hiatus” in the rate of global warming. The study finds that global warming during the last 15 years has progressed as fast or faster than during the latter half of the 20th century.