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Publications

EPA's Climate Change Indicators are updated regularly as new data become available and the most recent versions of the indicators are available online. EPA also periodically publishes indicator summaries in reports, brochures, and fact sheets, which can be downloaded below.

Recent Publications

  • Climate Change Indicators in the United States: Fifth Edition. This 2024 report features EPA's climate change indicators to show how climate change is impacting the United States today, the significance of these changes, and their possible consequences for people, the environment, and society. Visit the report page to read the report and its accompanying technical documentation.

Past Publications

  • Seasonality and Climate Change
  • 2016 full report (pdf) (18.72 MB, August 2016)
  • 2016 fact sheet (pdf) (2.15 MB, October 2016)
  • 2016 technical documentation (pdf) (4.01 MB, August 2022)
  • 2014 full report (pdf) (24.14 MB, May 2014)
  • 2014 technical documentation (pdf) (2.88 MB, May 2014)
  • 2014 summary brochure (pdf) (1.84 MB, May 2014)
  • 2014 fact sheet (pdf) (456.31 KB, May 2014)
  • 2012 full report (pdf) (18.17 MB, December 2012)
  • 2012 technical documentation (pdf) (2.52 MB, December 2012)
  • Summary report from March 2011 workshop (pdf) (234.9 KB, June 2011)
  • 2010 full report (pdf) (14.34 MB, April 2010)
  • 2010 technical documentation (pdf) (700.62 KB, April 2010)

Climate Change Indicators

  • View the Indicators
    • Greenhouse Gases
      • U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      • Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      • Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases
      • Climate Forcing
    • Weather and Climate
      • U.S. and Global Temperature
      • Seasonal Temperature
      • High and Low Temperatures
      • Heat Waves
      • U.S. and Global Precipitation
      • Heavy Precipitation
      • Tropical Cyclone Activity
      • River Flooding
      • Drought
      • A Closer Look: Temperature and Drought in the Southwest
    • Oceans
      • Ocean Heat
      • Sea Surface Temperature
      • Marine Heat Waves
      • Sea Level
      • A Closer Look: Land Loss Along the Atlantic Coast
      • Coastal Flooding
      • Ocean Acidity
    • Snow and Ice
      • Arctic Sea Ice
      • Antarctic Sea Ice
      • Ice Sheets
      • Glaciers
      • Arctic Glaciers
      • A Closer Look: Glaciers in Glacier National Park
      • Lake Ice
      • Great Lakes Ice Cover
      • Community Connection: Ice Breakup in Three Alaskan Rivers
      • Snowfall
      • Snow Cover
      • Snowpack
      • Permafrost
      • Freeze-Thaw Conditions
    • Health and Society
      • Heat-Related Deaths
      • A Closer Look: Heat-Related Workplace Deaths
      • Heat-Related Illnesses
      • Cold-Related Deaths
      • Heating and Cooling Degree Days
      • Residential Energy Use
      • Lyme Disease
      • West Nile Virus
      • Length of Growing Season
      • Growing Degree Days
      • Ragweed Pollen Season
    • Ecosystems
      • Wildfires
      • Streamflow
      • Stream Temperature
      • Tribal Connection: Trends in Stream Temperature in the Snake River
      • Lake Temperature
      • Great Lakes Water Levels and Temperatures
      • Bird Wintering Ranges
      • A Closer Look: The Black Guillemots of Cooper Island
      • Marine Species Distribution
      • Leaf and Bloom Dates
      • Community Connection: Cherry Blossom Bloom Dates in Washington, D.C.
  • Dig into the Data
    • Map Explorer Basics
    • Southwest Case Study
  • Indicator Stories
    • Indicator Infographics
    • Community Connections
    • Indicators Overview StoryMap
    • Seasonality and Climate Change
  • About the Indicators
    • Data Sources and Methods
    • Frequent Questions about the Indicators
    • Publications
Contact Us About Climate Indicators
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Last updated on July 2, 2024
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