Tag: Climate Change
Apr 10, 2015
Winter Severity and Frost Depth in a Warming Climate
In many areas of the country, proper building design and construction depend on accurate expectations of how deeply the ground will freeze in the winter.…
Feb 9, 2015
Temperature Extremes in a Warming Climate
We know that global and national average temperatures have been increasing since around the start of the 20th century. But have there also been increases…
Oct 29, 2014
Trends and Variability in Severe Snowstorms East of the Rocky Mountains
Severe snowstorms can have significant impacts on human safety and economic activity. As global temperatures increase, it is important to understand how severe winter storms…
May 16, 2014
Third National Climate Assessment
The White House released the third National Climate Assessment today. Mandated at least every four years by the Global Change Research Act of 1990, the…
Feb 10, 2013
Global Land Surface Temperature
Society expects openness and transparency in climate science to have a greater understanding of the certainty regarding how climate has changed and how it will…
Feb 2, 2013
Regional Climate Trends & Scenarios
A nine-part report, led by NCA Technical Support Unit (TSU) lead scientist Kenneth Kunkel, has been produced as input to the Third National Climate Assessment.…