NCA5: Drought and climate change in 10 maps

A portion of “Rivers Feed the Trees” #467 (Aquifers), Acrylic on historic topographic map. Credit: Meredith Nemirov/NCA5

The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) represents the latest science in assessing changes in the climate, its national and regional impacts, and options to reduce present and future risk. Every five years, the U.S. Global Change Research Program releases a new National Climate Assessment. The newest assessment, NCA5, is a resource to understand how drought will change as the climate changes, how we can adapt, and how future droughts might impact your region and livelihood.

Check out 10 maps and graphics from NCA5 to learn more about drought in a changing climate.