https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-201712
Finds that 2017 was the third warmest year on record and the warmest without an El Nino present. Provides analysis of global land and ocean surface temperatures, snow cover, and Arctic/Antarctic sea ice extent. From the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
https://science2017.globalchange.gov/
The first of two volumes. States that global temperatures have warmed by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since 1901 and it is “extremely likely” that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are the dominant cause. Includes sections on climate models, scenarios, precipitation and temperature changes, extreme storms, sea level rise, and more. From the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
http://www.ametsoc.net/sotc2016/StateoftheClimate2016_lowres.pdf
Annual summary of global weather conditions. Surface temperature and carbon dioxide concentration set new highs during 2016. From the American Meteorological Society and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://library.wmo.int/opac/doc_num.php?explnum_id=3414
2016 was the warmest year on record: 1.1 degrees Centigrade above the pre-industrial period and 0.06 above the previous record set in the previous year. Covers key findings in temperature, oceans, greenhouse gases, precipitation, sea ice and glaciers, and extreme events. From the World Meteorological Organization
http://www.ametsoc.net/sotc/StateoftheClimate2015_lowres.pdf
The 26th edition of the annual assessment of the earth’s climate. Summarizes the record warmth in the global climate for 2015. Emphasizes the relationship between a changing climate and its impact on living systems.Sections on the global climate, oceans, tropics, Arctic, Antarctic, and regional climates. From the American Meteorological Society and NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information
Press release summarizing the main points of new final regulations relating to any future exploratory drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea areas of the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. From the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of the Interior
http://www.bsee.gov/ArcticRule/
Test of final regulations issued to ensure that any future exploratory energy drilling on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf would be conducted under the highest safety and environmental standards. From the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of the Interior
http://apps.unep.org/publications/index.php?option=com_pub&task=download&file=012100_en
One of six regional assessments on the state of the global environment released on the occasion of the second U.N. Environment Assembly in Nairobi. From the United Nations Environment Programme.