Category Archives: Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation

Assessing the risks of climate extremes in an already-stressed world

In a world that is already very stressed, climate disruption becomes a stress multiplier that will affect vulnerable populations and assets in both developed and developing countries, we said in a brief response to a couple of questions from Al … Continue reading

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IPCC says essential actions needed to reduce risks of changing climate extremes

A new assessment report by the the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on preparing for weather and climate extremes warns that a changing climate “can result in unprecedented extreme weather and climate events” and says that actions ranging “from … Continue reading

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Text of ClimAID report, “Responding to Climate Change in New York State”

Photo: US Geological Survey “If there is one thing we learned from Hurricane Irene,” Dr. Rosenzweig said referring to the tropical storm that pummeled the state this past summer, “we have a lot more we could be doing to prepare.” … Continue reading

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ClimAID science report: New York state must prepare for climate change now

“Devastating floods like those caused in upstate New York by the remnants of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee are among the climate change effects predicted in a new report written by 50 scientists and released Wednesday by the state’s … Continue reading

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Include ocean acidification in the National Climate Assessment

Ocean acidification should be included as a priority issue in the 2013 National Climate Assessment, say the Center for Biological Diversity and representatives of 28 other groups in a May 16 letter to the National Climate Assessment leadership. Climate Science … Continue reading

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On defending the National Climate Assessment

Opponents of climate change action are already telegraphing how they’re going to attack the next National Climate Assessment report, writes Chris Mooney at DeSmogBlog. So what is to be done? “You start now working on a counter-narrative to defend the … Continue reading

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“This report will be attacked” – Statement to the National Climate Assessment committee

Those who are developing the new National Climate Assessment must be prepared to defend it against the attacks that can be expected from the war on climate science, CSW director Rick Piltz said during an April 5 public comment period … Continue reading

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Budget cuts loom as the U.S. launches a National Climate Assessment

In a process that will extensively engage Americans around the country, the National Climate Assessment will produce a landmark report on the impacts of climate change on the U.S. However, from the outset, budget cuts threaten the effort. The federal advisory … Continue reading

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National Climate Assessment team convenes in Washington, DC, to begin producing a major new assessment due in 2013

The National Climate Assessment Development and Advisory Committee held its first meeting in Washington, DC, this week, April 4-6, marking the formal beginning of a process aimed at producing the next National Climate Assessment by June 2013. Done effectively, the … Continue reading

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CSW interview on IPCC and recommendations for ‘fundamental reform’

On August 30, Climate Science Watch director Rick Piltz was interviewed on Al Jazeera English TV as part of their coverage of the important new report by the InterAcademy Council on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report calls … Continue reading

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