A list of findings by a commission established by Governor Timothy M. Kaine relating to the effects of climate change on the state of Virginia's built environment, insurance affordability, natural systems, and human health. Includes general principles regarding strategies addressing the impacts of climate change.

Summarizes the science of climate change and impacts on the United States, for the public and policymakers.

The warming of the Earth has been the subject of intense debate and concern for many scientists, policy-makers, and citizens for at least the past decade. Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions, a new report by a committee of the National Research Council, characterizes the global warming trend over the last 100 years, and examines what may be in store for the 21st century and the extent to which warming may be attributable to human activity.