Effort begins to fill the void left by terminated US climate report
Summary
The Trump administration stopped work on the US National Climate Assessment by cutting funding and removing reports. In response, scientific groups created the US Climate Collection, where researchers publish papers in journals that form a shared resource to support future climate reports.Key Facts
- The Trump administration cut funding for the US Global Change Research Program and stopped production of the National Climate Assessment.
- Past climate reports were taken offline by the administration but kept accessible by others hosting copies.
- The US Climate Collection is a new effort by the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society to compile climate research papers.
- Instead of a single big report, multiple peer-reviewed papers will be collected centrally for future report writers.
- The first paper in this effort involved 149 authors, many previously working on the original US report.
- These assessment reports help summarize thousands of scientific papers to inform policymakers and the public.
- The new roadmap paper highlights emerging climate science topics and recommends priorities for upcoming research.
- Areas highlighted include using machine learning in climate models, higher-resolution simulations, and the effects of climate change on local issues like permafrost thaw in Alaska.
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