Review of the draft Fourth National Climate Assessment / National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Climate Assessment (U.S.).

U.S. Global Change Research Program (2009- ).

Climatic changes--United States.

Climatic changes.

Risk assessment--United States.

Risk assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 193 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2018]

Summary:

Climate change poses many challenges that affect society and the natural world. With these challenges, however, come opportunities to respond. By taking steps to adapt to and mitigate climate change, the risks to society and the impacts of continued climate change can be lessened. The National Climate Assessment, coordinated by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, is a mandated report intended to inform response decisions. Required to be developed every four years, these reports provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date evaluation of climate change impacts available for the United States, making them a unique and important climate change document. The draft Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) report reviewed here addresses a wide range of topics of high importance to the United States and society more broadly, extending from human health and community well-being, to the built environment, to businesses and economies, to ecosystems and natural resources. This report evaluates the draft NCA4 to determine if it meets the requirements of the federal mandate, whether it provides accurate information grounded in the scientific literature, and whether it effectively communicates climate science, impacts, and responses for general audiences including the public, decision makers, and other stakeholders.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780309471725

0309471729

9780309471701

0309471702