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Climate Change Indicators in the United States

Keywords / Description:

 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Change Indicators in the United States report will help readers interpret a set of important indicators to better understand climate change. The report presents 24 indicators, each describing trends related to the causes and effects of climate change. It focuses primarily on the United States, but in some cases global trends are presented to provide context or a basis for comparison. EPA will use these indicators to examine long-term data sets to: 

• Track the effects/impacts of climate change in the United States;
• Assist decision–makers on how to best use policymaking and program resources to respond to climate change; and
• Assist EPA and its constituents in evaluating the success of their climate change efforts.

Toolkit:

Climate Change Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Assessment, Climate, Data, Environmental Health, Evaluation

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Submitted:

04/25/2012

Modified:

04/30/2012

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Five most recent user comments

3.5
By Mona Mena
This is a good tool for background information on the environmental impacts of climate change and changing patterns for these indicators.  

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By Sandy Van Sant
It is primarily as the title sounds, an overview of CC and not a tool for CC how-tos for LHDs, but can be used as background info.