"Foundations Report" from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment Released

In March 2000, The Pennsylvania State University released the "Overview" report for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment. This Regional Assessment is one component of the U.S. Global Change Research Program's (USGCRP) First National Assessment, "Climate Change Impacts on the United States: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change." The "Overview" report provided a summary of the findings of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment, sponsored by the U.S. EPA's Global Change Research Program within the Office of Research and Development.

The Pennsylvania State University has released the entire "Foundations Report" for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment. This peer-reviewed report documents in greater detail the methods, findings and recommendations from the first two years of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment that were summarized in the March 2000 "Overview" report. It includes a more detailed discussion of the potential beneficial and adverse consequences of climate variability and change for the Mid-Atlantic region, accounting for how people and ecosystems are likely to respond.