The Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment (MARA) aims to analyze and evaluate the potential consequences of climate variability and change for the Mid-Atlantic region's people and resources, in the context of other existing and anticipated pressures. Funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, MARA is one of 19 regional assessments being conducted nationwide as part of the U.S. National Assessment, under the auspices of the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The study is led by researchers at The Pennsylvania State University.

Building on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment (MARA), we are continuing our work on assessing the potential impacts from climate change--with more attention to multiple stresses such as changing land uses.  This complementary research covers a larger area.  See http://www.cara.psu.edu.

  The Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment: Presentation Slides  Download (February, 2002)