National Climate Assessment

Research initiative by the US government

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2025	Work on the National Climate Assessment halted when funding was eliminated during the second Trump Administration, interrupting the scheduled five-year reporting cycle.
November 14 2023	The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) was published, providing comprehensive analysis of climate change impacts across various national topics and regions of the United States.
November 23 2018	Volume 2 of Fourth National Climate Assessment (Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States) released, warning about potential economic and infrastructural losses from climate change without substantial mitigation and adaptation efforts.
October 2017	First volume of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) was released.
August 18 2017	A 15-member advisory committee tasked with writing guidance based on the climate assessment was disbanded during the first Trump administration, though NOAA stated this would not impact the completion of the Fourth National Climate Assessment.
2014	Third National Climate Assessment was released, involving coordination of hundreds of experts and input from a sixty-member Federal Advisory Committee.
2013	The President's Climate Action Plan was released, specifically highlighting the importance of National Climate Assessments in managing climate impacts.
May 20 2011	The National Climate Assessment published an engagement strategy summary, defining its overarching goal to enhance the U.S. ability to anticipate, mitigate, and adapt to global environmental changes.

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