Inside Science & Impacts
Science & Impacts
Climate change poses an extraordinary challenge that demands immediate action. Human activity is a primary cause of the growth in emissions that results in global warming, and the Pew Center strives to increase awareness regarding the science and impacts of this critical problem.
Regional Impacts Report
Climate change is already here and some impacts are clearly unavoidable. It is imperative that we take stock of current and projected impacts so that we may begin to prepare for a future unlike the past we have known. This report presents four case studies of specific climate change impacts in different regions of the United States: the Midwest, West, Gulf Coast, and Chesapeake Bay.
Read the report.
A separate working paper identifies adaptation planning efforts being taken by U.S. states and localities.
Read the paper.
Publications & Reports
- August 2008
- February 2006