With U.S. agriculture taking a massive hit from the widespread drought of 2012, farmers and other stakeholders are hungry for guidance on how crops may fare as the nation’s climate evolves over the coming decades. This year’s National Climate Assessment (NCA) includes new findings on agriculture and climate change...

Many find the worry about exceeding a 2° Celsius (3.6°F) increase in global average temperature at best an abstract idea. Such a temperature increase seems minor – some might argue that a 2°C change may not even be noticeable on any given day. However, the impacts of a ...

Predicting the future is never easy, which is why future-oriented climate research considers multiple scenarios. Since human activities have been influencing the climate, this means scenarios must estimate how human behavior and societal dynamics might influence future climate change.

Studies show that a diversity of opinions, backgrounds, and experiences stimulates innovation in business, science, and technology. Broadening the variety of perspectives on a problem diminishes the tendency of “group think” and increases the potential for advancing technology and industry or addressing societal issues in new ways.

Scientists spent a day talking to Congressional staffers in late February about the impacts of climate change on the United States. Among these were National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) scientists...

Although urban areas are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, research often fails to provide officials and urban dwellers with information they need to prepare for hazards, according to a new meta-analysis (a review of multiple studies) published in Global Environmental Change.