The American Geophysical Union (AGU), the largest international association of Earth and space scientists, and the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the leading U.S. organization for atmospheric and related sciences, have announced a collaborative initiative to support continued climate research in the United States. The two societies are jointly launching a special collection of peer-reviewed articles focused on climate change, encompassing U.S.-based observations, projections, impacts, risks, and solutions. The collection will span contributions across more than 29 scholarly journals.
This initiative follows the dismissal of authors and staff involved in the sixth U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA), a congressionally mandated report assessing the national impact of climate change. While the special collection is not a replacement for the NCA, it is intended to provide an open, sustained platform for scientific contributions that can inform future assessments and policy decisions. By facilitating continued engagement from researchers, the collection aims to maintain scientific momentum and provide actionable insight in the absence of an operational federal process.
The collaboration is designed to welcome a broad range of contributions relevant to any U.S.-based climate assessment. AGU and AMS have extended an open invitation to other publishers of scientific journals to participate in the collection, reinforcing the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of the effort.
The initiative also emphasizes the critical importance of accessible climate science in informing government, industry, and public understanding. AGU noted that advancing climate research is essential to safeguarding communities against escalating environmental risks, while AMS highlighted the central role of scientific assessments like the NCA in guiding informed decision-making across all sectors.
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