Overview
- The American Geophysical Union (AGU) and American Meteorological Society (AMS) have called for submissions to a special research collection intended to continue work from the canceled sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6).
- The Trump administration terminated funding for the NCA6, dismissed its team of 400 scientists, and effectively canceled the congressionally mandated climate report last week.
- The new research compilation will not replace the official NCA but aims to maintain momentum and provide critical climate insights for policymakers and the public.
- The NCA, mandated by the 1990 Global Change Research Act, synthesizes climate science to guide adaptation and mitigation efforts, with the last report in 2023 documenting record-breaking extreme weather losses.
- AGU President Brandon Jones emphasized the responsibility of scientists to protect communities and prepare them for escalating climate risks.