Description:
"As a key input into the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4), the U.S. Global Change
Research Program (USGCRP) oversaw the production of this special, stand-alone report of the
state
of science relating to climate change and its physical impacts.
This report is designed to be an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a
focus on the United States, to serve as the foundation for efforts to assess climate-related risks
and inform decision-making about responses. In accordance with this purpose, it does not
include an assessment of literature on climate change mitigation, adaptation, economic valuation,
or societal responses, nor does it include policy recommendations.
The Climate Science Special Report (CSSR) serves several purposes for NCA4, including
providing 1) an updated detailed analysis of the findings of how climate change is affecting
weather and climate across the United States; 2) an executive summary that will be used as the
basis for the science summary of NCA4; and 3) foundational information and projections for
climate change, including extremes, to improve ?end-to-end” consistency in sectoral, regional,
and resilience analyses for NCA4. As an assessment and analysis of the science, this report
provides important input to the development of NCA4 and its primary focus on the human
welfare, societal, economic and environmental elements of climate change..."
Source/publisher:
U.S. Global Change Research Program
Date of Publication:
2017-06-28
Date of entry:
2017-08-12
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
Size:
25.31 MB