Climate Change
Climate Change Indicators in the United States
The Climate Change Indicators Information on this website is drawn from a print report published in 2010, Climate Change Indicators in the United States (PDF) (80 pp, 13.3MB). The 2010 report presents 24 indicators, each describing trends related to the causes and effects of climate change. It focuses primarily on the United States, but in some cases global trends are presented to provide context or a basis for comparison.
Full Report (PDF) (80 pp, 13.3MB)
Technical Documentation (PDF)
(150 pp, 719K)
Individual Sections:
- Front cover, table of contents, and acknowledgments (PDF) (4 pp, 1.6MB)
- Introduction (PDF) (3 pp, 1.0MB)
- Summary of Key Findings (PDF) (4 pp, 1.0MB)
- Greenhouse Gases (PDF) (12 pp, 4.7MB)
- Weather and Climate (PDF) (14 pp, 3.3MB)
- Oceans (PDF) (10 pp, 3.1MB)
- Snow and Ice (PDF) (12 pp, 3.6MB)
- Society and Ecosystems (PDF) (12 pp, 5.1MB)
- Conclusion (PDF) (1 pg, 996K)
- Resources, endnotes, and back cover (PDF) (8 pp, 1.1MB)
For more information and/or to contact EPA about the Climate Change Indicators in the United States report, please email climateindicators@epa.gov.
For more information about environmental indicators, view EPA's Report on the Environment .