The National Climate Assessment (NCA) of 2014 summarizes recent climate change and its effects by region.  The Assessment:

• Documents effects on the environment, society and forests,
• Provides regional projections for future changes and their potential impacts.
• Highlights adaptation and mitigation efforts that could help reduce the projected extent and impacts of climate change.

Key findings are:

• IT’S HEATING UP! Globally, average annual temperature increased about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit between 1880 and 2012.
• IMPACTS VARY: The ongoing temperature rise has played out in different ways around the country, both in temperature increases and effects.
• WET Getting Wetter, Dry Getting Dryer While most of the country has seen a general increase in precipitation, Arizona and a few other states or areas in the Southeast have seen decreases in general.

A summary of the NCA is posted on the Climate, Forests and Woodlands COP with links to summaries for each region.