Climate Change is a Global Concern . . . what does this mean for the United States?


The Third National Climate Assessment, Climate Change Impacts in the United States was released in 2014. Authored by more than 240 scientific experts from around the country, the report is a comprehensive synthesis of observed and projected changes in U.S. climate and climate impacts. 


Information is summarized for the national
and regional scale as well as for a range of topics, such as:


The report affirms:


"Global climate is changing and this is apparent
across the United States
in a wide range of observations." 

 Explore how climate change
 is affecting the Southwest region HERE.