Reports on the vulnerability of 20 urban U.S. watersheds to a range of plausible mid-21^st Century climate change and urban development scenarios.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

Interactive tool for climate researchers that offers access to metadata about thousands of federal government datasets related to health, the environment, and climate science.  From the U.S. Global Change Research Program

Examines the impacts of climate change on roads and bridges, wastewater systems, and NASA centers; the extent to which climate change is incorporated into infrastructure planning; factors that enabled some adaptive measures to be enacted; and federal efforts to address local adaptation needs.  From the Government Accountability Office

Presents a basic analysis of the factors that contribute to a state’s carbon dioxide profile.   Over the decade, emissions rose in 18 states and fell in 32 states.  From the Energy Information Administration

Covers key findings, regional climate features and tropical cyclones.  2012 joined the ten previous years as one of the warmest on record.  From the World Meterological Organization

Explains how the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Green Climate Fund would be used to fulfill commitments by developed countries to provide financial assistance to developing countries for climate change activities.  Also discusses major challenges for the Fund.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center

Looks at the status of the FutureGen project, designed originally in the Bush administration, then abandoned and resurrected by the Obama administration as a method to make coal-fired power plants more environment friendly through carbon capture techniques.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Describes the proposed regulations for cleaner gasoline and new vehicle emission standards:  Control of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards.  Includes fact sheets, the proposed rule introduced on March 29, 2013 and the Draft Regulatory Impact Analysis.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

Provides a framework for natural resource managers and other partners to conserve species in view of major climate change.  Based upon seven climate adaptation goals.  From the Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners.

Describes how the federal government is investing $2.6 billion annually in global change research and the scientific activities that have been carried out with these funds.  From the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Describes steps taken by the Obama Administration to clean air by restricting emissions of greenhouse gases from motor vehicles.  This report discusses the full range of EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act and how that might affect other mobile sources such as ships, locomotives, and airplanes.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Sounds an alarm about damage to the polar icecaps.  As sea ice melts (it was 18% below previous recorded minimums in the summer of 2012), a rush to exploit natural resources creates conditions for further damage to the fragile system.  From the United Nations Environment Programme

Describes the results of satellite study of the colder regions of the planet in a time of warming.  From the U.S. Geological Survey

Warns of increasing dangers to peace and political stability from expected increases in the number and scale of extreme weather events related to global warming.  Foresees strife over shortages of food, water,

and other scarce resources.  From the United States Institute of Peace

Press release announcing availability of greenhouse gas emissions data by sector, type of greenhouse gas, and geographic region such as county or state.  Contains links to the specific data files.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

Examines how greenhouse gas emissions are measured, reported, and verified.  From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

Technical report which describes potential climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems and human economies as well as the kinds of scientific data, planning tools and resources needed to help adapt to these changes.  From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Reports that the nine warmest years in the last 132 have all occurred since 2000 with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the hottest on record.  Also provides links to other resources, including an analysis that compares 2012 global temperatures with averages from the mid-20^th century.  From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Concludes that the evidence for a changing climate has strengthened considerably since the last report in 2009; offers 11 key findings covering causes for climate change, effects on human health, relationship to extreme weather, and need for planning/adaptation.  From the National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee

A series of nine reports on the climate of various portions of the U.S. with descriptions of the historical climate for each region and anticipated future conditions associated with two future possibilities  for greenhouse gas emissions with two IPCC emission scenarios.  From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=17018&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=National%20Academies&utm_campaign=01142013WhatsNew&utm_content=Web&utm_term=

Assesses the quality of the federal government’s strategic plan for dealing with increasing ocean acidification.  From the National Research Council

http://www.fs.fed.us/research/publications/gtr/gtr_wo87.pdf

Summarizes findings and management challenges about the status, trends, and projected 50 year future of forests, rangelands, wildlife and fish, biodiversity, water, outdoor recreation, wilderness and urban forests, as well as the effects of climate change upon these resources.  From the Forest Service

Reports that 2012 was the warmest year on record for the period 1895 to date and exceeded the previous warmest year (1998) by 1.0 degree.   Also provides information on precipitation, storms.  From the National Climatic Data Center.

Examines evidence for and against the argument that electricity from biomass sources will not produce  a net increase in greenhouse gases.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Discusses an array of technologies that aim to reduce temperatures and counteract climate change, the debate over the methods of oversight, and controversies relating to state, federal, and international policies.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Discusses the pros and cons of nuclear energy, including the potential for vast amounts of energy  with low consumption of resources and low greenhouse gas emissions but at the risk of nuclear arms proliferation and hazardous waste.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Presents 26 indicators to help promote better understanding of observed trends related to the causes and effects of climate change.  From the Environmental Protection Agency

Spells out what the world will be like if average temperatures rise by 4 degrees Celsius by the end of the 21^st century including unprecedented heat waves, inundation of coastal cities, major risks for food production, loss of biodiversity, and intense tropical cyclones.  From the World Bank

Provides a synthesis of the scientific literature on global sea level rise and also provides a set of four scenarios to describe possible future conditions, vulnerabilities, and impacts of sea level rise.  From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Reports that 2012 to date is the 9^th warmest year on record despite the presence of a La Nina cycle which usually moderates temperature.  Record keeping began in 1850.  Also reports on the unprecedented melting of the Arctic ice cap.  From the World Meterological Organization