In conformance with the CCSP Strategic Plan, CCSP is embarking on a program of enhanced communication intended to be useful to both the climate change research and user communities. As an initial step in the communications program, information on abrupt change is referenced here. Further information on a variety of topics will be added to this site as it becomes available.

• Abrupt Climate Change Elements of the Climate Change Science Program's Strategic Plan.
• Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises (2002). Report, sponsored by the U.S. Global Change Research Program and produced by the National Research Council's Committee on Abrupt Climate Change. Also separately available:
  • Report in Brief.  Four-page brief prepared by the National Research Council.  Also available as PDF file. (dtd May 2004)
  • Executive Summary.