After the Trump administration Nearly 400 scientists fired Who compiled the major next-year U.S. reports on the impact of climate change in the U.S., two scientific groups have announced a plan to publish a special collection for the topic to ensure access to the work of scientists.
The American Geophysical Union, the world's largest association of Earth and Space Scientists, and the American Meteorological Society, the Society for Atmospheric and Related Science and Services announced that they will invite climate scientists and researchers to submit what they call the "first and the same" collection of work.
The groups said their collection was not to replace the national climate assessment, but to supplement it, as hundreds of scientists dismissed believed that the next national climate assessment might not be as good as the previous national climate assessment. The Trump administration is legally obliged to conduct the assessment, but the White House told CBS News it is evaluating the scope of the assessment it will release.
this National climate assessment It is the main publication produced every four years, summarizing the impacts of climate change in the United States and is authorized in Congress under the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The sixth edition is scheduled to be published in 2027, and months of preparation are prepared to meet that deadline.
The assessment helps federal, state and local governments and businesses prepare for the impact of climate change and adapt to and mitigate challenges arising from climate change.
David Stensrud, president of the American Meteorological Society, praised the National Climate Assessment as “a comprehensive, rigorous integration and assessment of the latest climate science knowledge of policymakers, from all levels of government to private enterprises, needs to understand the world we live in.” He said, “It is crucial to support and help expand this collaborative scientific effort to benefit the United States and the world.
The Geophysical Union of the United States and the American Meteorological Society told CBS News in an email that their new work will be "a collection of scientific papers discussing specific topics" and that the focus of the collection will be climate change in the United States.
"This collaboration provides a critical avenue for many researchers to come together to support global businesses in search of the science needed to address climate change solutions," Brandon Jones, president of the American Geophysical Union, said in a statement.
Both organizations will open their efforts to any scientist who wants to submit an original work or review article. The authors released to write the Sixth National Climate Assessment were encouraged to participate and submit their work.
AGU and AMS have not yet determined when this new collection of climate change research will be released. The groups told CBS News in an email that it may take months or even years to produce a complete research catalogue, as each submission requires a rigorous peer review process.