LibGuides: Climate Science: U.S. Federal Agencies

Federal Government Information

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ARM - DOE
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility is a multi-laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) scientific user facility, and a key contributor to national and international climate research efforts. ARM data are currently collected from three atmospheric observatories—Southern Great Plains, North Slope of Alaska, and Eastern North Atlantic—that represent the broad range of climate conditions around the world, as well as from the three ARM mobile facilities and ARM aerial facilities. Data from these atmospheric observatories, as well as from past research campaigns and the former Tropical Western Pacific observatory, are available at no charge through the ARM Data Center
Climate.gov
Includes news and information for the public, maps and data, and educational resources. (NOAA)
Department of Defense - Climate Action
DOD is elevating climate change as a national security priority, integrating climate considerations into policies, strategies and partner engagements.
Environmental Protection Agency - Climate Change
EPA Climate Change Indicators
EPA partners with more than 50 data contributors from various government agencies, academic institutions, and other organizations to compile a key set of indicators related to the causes and effects of climate change.
FEMA - Climate Change
GlobalChange.gov - US Global Change Research Program
The USGCRP is a federal program mandated by Congress to coordinate federal research and investments in understanding the forces shaping the global environment, both human and natural, and their impacts on society. USGCRP facilitates collaboration and cooperation across its 13 federal member agencies to advance understanding of the changing Earth system and maximize efficiencies in federal global change research.
Health and Human Services - Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE)
NASA Earth Observatory
The Earth Observatory’s mission is to share with the public the images, stories, and discoveries about the environment, Earth systems, and climate that emerge from NASA research, including its satellite missions, in-the-field research, and models.
NASA GES DISC
NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences (GES) Data and Information Services Center (DISC) data portal provides access to earth science datasets covering Atmospheric Composition, Water & Energy Cycles, and Climate Variability.
NASA - Global Climate Change
NASA's portal to climate change information and data.
NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
GMAO uses computer models and data assimilation techniques to enhance NASA's program of Earth Observations.
NASA ClimateKids
A guide to climate change for young people.
National Academies - Climate Resources
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine provide objective advice from top experts to help the nation better understand, prepare for, and limit future climate change.
National Climate Assessment
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) assesses the science of climate change and variability and its impacts across the United States, now and throughout this century. The 4th NCA is from 2018.
National Climatic Data Center - Climate Data Online
Free access to NCDC's archive of global historical weather and climate data in addition to station history information. These data include quality controlled daily, monthly, seasonal, and yearly measurements of temperature, precipitation, wind, and degree days as well as radar data and 30-year Climate Normals.
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
Secure and timely access to global environmental data and information from satellites and other sources. (NOAA)
National Park Service - Climate Change
National Weather Service
NOAA - National Centers for Environmental Information
NOAA's NCEI hosts and provides public access to a vast amount of atmospheric, coastal, oceanic, and geophysical data.
NOAA NCEI State of the Climate Monthly Reports
Collection of monthly summaries recapping climate-related occurrences on both a global and national scale.
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Library
Includes many historical documents and over 40,000 freely accessible documents in the NOAA institutional repository.
USAID - Climate Change
US Army Corps of Engineers - Climate Preparedness and Resilience
US Bureau of Reclamation
The USBR is best known for the dams, powerplants, and canals it constructed in the 17 western states. Its mission is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.
US Climate Resilience Toolkit
USDA Climate Change
USDA contributes to climate assessments, analysis of adaptation and mitigation options, cost-benefit analyses, and tools to support agriculture, forests, grazing lands, and rural communities.
USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The USGS National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) is a partnership-driven program that teams scientists with natural and cultural resource managers and local communities to help fish, wildlife, waters, and lands across the country adapt to changing conditions.