Reports

 

U.S. Climate Impacts Report

June 2009 | Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This report, which confirms previous evidence that global temperature increases in recent decades have been primarily human-induced, incorporates information on rising temperatures and sea levels; increases in extreme weather events; and other climate-related phenomena. It is the first such report in almost a decade to break out those impacts by U.S. region and economic sector, and the first to do so in such great detail.

NOAA Report

July 2011 | 1981-2010 Climate Normals

This once-a-decade report was released in July 2011 by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center and it replaces the 1971-2000 report. The new data revealed an increase in average U.S. temperature by 0.5 degrees F.

National Research Council Report

May 2011 | America’s Climate Choices

This report, lead by released by the National Academy of Sciences and release by the National Research Council, confirmed again that human-caused climate change is happening. It also found that the risks of continuing on our current emissions path are greater than the risks associated with strong efforts to limit and adapt to climate change.

White House Report

October 2010 | Climate Change Adaptation Task Force Progress Report

In October 2010 the Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, co-chaired by the White House Council on Environmental Quality, released its recommendations to President Obama on how Federal Agency policies and programs can make the US more resilient to the impacts of climate change.