National Climate Assessment Archives

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Interior Department Announces $195 Million for America’s National Parks through President Biden’s Investing in America…

February 27, 2024February 27, 20247 months ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

Inflation Reduction Act investments will benefit people, wildlife and local economies for generations to come WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a $195 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for climate restoration and resilience projects over the next decade, protecting America’s national parks for generations … [continued]

Kuperberg Reinstated To Head Up US National Climate Assessment

May 20, 20213 years ago Nexus Media 0 Comments

The Biden administration has reinstated climate scientist Michael Kuperberg to his old job coordinating the National Climate Assessment. The move, Wednesday, came after he was exiled to the Energy Department by the previous administration just days after the 2020 election. Kuperberg ran the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which coordinates … [continued]

As Fed Says Climate Change Is A Financial Hazard, Trump Fires Person In Charge Of…

November 10, 20204 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

The outgoing president is firing any and all those who do not fully support his campaign to destroy climate science. The wreckage he leaves behind will be enormous.

Trump Fires NOAA’s Chief Scientist In Fear Of 5th National Climate Assessment

October 29, 20204 years ago Carolyn Fortuna 0 Comments

What happens when you’re NOAA’s chief scientist, and you ask Trump political appointees around you to acknowledge the agency’s scientific integrity policy?

You’re removed from your position. That’s what happens.

Silencing Science: Trump Campaign Tries To Quash Anthropogenic Connection To Climate Crisis

September 26, 20195 years ago Daryl Elliott 0 Comments

In a podcast by RevealNews.org, a story is told of a scientist, Maria Caffrey, PhD, of the University of Colorado, Boulder, who works with the US Park Service. She did a four-year study of the potential impact of climate crisis on 118 national parks in 2030, 2050, and 2100. It was finished in late 2016 just before Donald Trump ascended to the presidency (after losing the vote by nearly 3,000,000 votes).

Are Major Climate Crisis Organizations Modeling A Livable Future On Climate Strike Day?

September 20, 20195 years ago Carolyn Fortuna 0 Comments

Climate strikes are pushing environmental organizations to advocate for more robust zero carbon emission goals.

Climate Action Can No Longer Wait

January 28, 20196 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

For over 30 years, a coalition of fossil fuel companies and their supporters – politicians as well as businesses who gain from maintaining the status quo – have been fighting the scientific community and their environmental supporters in the battle for and against climate change.

Climate Change Comes To America’s Heartland, Putting Farmers At Risk

December 13, 20186 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Climate change is affecting farmers in America’s heartland. Wouldn’t it be better for environmental activists to build bridges to the farming community rather than demonizing them?

Donald Trump Doesn’t “Believe” Own Administration’s Climate Change Report

November 28, 20186 years ago Joshua S Hill 0 Comments

Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Monday, US President Donald Trump strove to undermine his own Administration’s Fourth National Climate Assessment, saying that he had “read some” of the report but that he doesn’t “believe it.”

Long-Term Coastal Flood Risk Ratings Debut Online

July 21, 20159 years ago sandydec 6 Comments

A new venture out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has come up with a valuable yet low-cost way to help individuals, communities, business, and government coastal locations get climate-ready and storm-safe. It also enables real estate brokers, home inspection services, and financial institutions that underwrite or package mortgages to improve the quality … [continued]