PostedMar 8, 2022National Climate AssessmentFifth National Climate Assessment Update: March 2022Through the efforts of USGCRP, authors, NOAA’s Technical Support Unit, and support staff, the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) has moved from the planning phase to putting pen to paper. Here is a look back at recent accomplishments: Gathering a diverse…
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Fourth National Climate Assessment Update: May 2018
PostedMay 4, 2018National Climate AssessmentFourth National Climate Assessment Update: May 2018It’s been a while since our last update, but rest assured that we’ve been hard at work on Volume II of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4 Vol. II) in the meantime. Here’s a brief rundown of the goings-on: Public review…
Fourth National Climate Assessment Update: July 2018
PostedJul 23, 2018National Climate AssessmentFourth National Climate Assessment Update: July 2018The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) Vol. II remains on track for a December delivery in fulfillment of the Congressional mandate. NCA4 Vol. I, the Climate Science Special Report, is available at science2017.globalchange.gov. Final agency review and comment. Authors have been…
On the release of NCA4 Volume II and SOCCR2: A letter from the Acting Chair of the Subcommittee on Global Change Research and our Executive Director
PostedNov 23, 2018National Climate AssessmentOn the release of NCA4 Volume II and SOCCR2: A letter from the Acting Chair of the Subcommittee on Global Change Research and our Executive DirectorThe U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is pleased to announce the release of Volume II of the Fourth National Climate Assessment…
Remembering Tony Janetos
PostedAug 9, 2019Remembering Tony JanetosDr. Anthony Janetos, a longstanding member of the USGCRP community and Director of Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019. He was 64 years old. Dr. Janetos dedicated his career to interdisciplinary, policy-relevant global…
Remembering Dr. Mike Freilich
PostedAug 7, 2020Remembering Dr. Mike Freilich The U.S. Global Change Research Program extends our condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Mike Freilich, a widely respected geoscientist and former director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, and shares the loss of a longtime member of the USGCRP family.Read more …
NASA/JPL Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Launched
PostedNov 21, 2020ObservationsNASA/JPL Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite LaunchedSentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the latest in a series of spacecraft designed to monitor our oceans, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California on Saturday, November 21, 2020. The satellite will be followed in 2025 by its twin, Sentinel-6B. Together, the pair is…
Updates on NCA5
PostedJan 25, 2021Updates on NCA5NASA, on behalf of USGCRP, issued a Federal Register Notice (FRN) seeking author nominations and scientific/technical inputs for the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). The FRN, which opened October 15, 2020 and closed the following month on November 14, also served as a notice of planned public…
Dr. Mike Kuperberg Returns as USGCRP Executive Director
PostedMay 27, 2021Dr. Mike Kuperberg Returns as USGCRP Executive DirectorOn May 19, 2021, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced that Dr. Mike Kuperberg is returning to USGCRP as Executive Director. This is his second stint in USGCRP leadership, having served previously as Executive Director from 2015…
USGCRP Welcomes Allison Crimmins as Director of the Fifth National Climate Assessment
PostedJul 13, 2021USGCRP Welcomes Allison Crimmins as Director of the Fifth National Climate AssessmentThe U.S. Global Change Research Program is pleased to announce that Allison Crimmins will serve as Director of the FIfth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). She is detailed to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)…