For Earth Day, Resources to Communicate the Science of Climate Change
The impacts of human activities—particularly emissions of carbon dioxide, but also including other greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and population growth—are so vast that they will largely control the future of the Earth’s climate system. This future could bring a relatively mild change in climate, or it could deliver an extreme change from today’s climate [...]
Science and Disaster Response: Tools to Predict, Prevent, Prepare and Recover
Recent experiences with natural and human-caused disasters here and elsewhere in the world remind us that extreme weather events and disasters can exceed our control and the affected communities’ ability to recover on their own. Some of these devastating effects on communities are the result of human decisions—for instance, land use and building codes, engineering [...]
Science for Climate Change Decision-Making
Earlier this month the World Meteorological Organization announced that the year 2010 is almost certain to rank among the top three warmest years since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850. WMO’s data show that 2001-2010 is the warmest ten-year period on record. In November WMO reported that concentrations of the main greenhouse gases [...]
Take 5: Top 5 Books on Earth and Environmental Science
The scientists and engineers on your list may not always be the easiest people to shop for during the holidays. It should come as no surprise that we have recommendations. Take five and finish your holiday shopping with our most-recommended books for earth scientists and environmental specialists. Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the [...]
Cutting Edge Technology to Combat Climate Change
On October 5th, NASA and the US Agency for International Development launched SERVIR-Himalaya, a web-based environmental imaging and management system to help decision-makers assess climate change and environmental threats. Already in use in Africa and Mesoamerica, this system combines satellite imagery, data management tools, and visualization capabilities to monitor and forecast environmental changes and improve [...]
A Collection Of Books On The Science Of Climate Change
As part of its most comprehensive study of climate change to date, the National Research Council today issued three reports emphasizing why the U.S. should act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop a national strategy to adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change. The reports are part of a congressionally requested suite [...]
7 New Books In Education, Hydrology, Climate Change & Hybrid Vehicles
Our featured publication of the new books this week is in the topic of education and has already found a good deal of popularity thanks to this article in Education Week. There’s six more books (five with free PDFs) new to nap.edu this week, dealing with subjects such as water and hydrology, testing, and conflict [...]
New Video: A New Biology For The 21st Century
A great new video from the Division of Earth And Life Sciences joins our growing stable of videos on the National Academies YouTube channel. The official description: “Following the release of a National Academies report on the future of biological science, three of the study’s authors discuss its key findings. A New Biology for the [...]
New Publications Released This Week
It’s Friday, which means we take our weekly look back at the new publications on the NAP website. We’re spotlighting the prepublication of Surrounded By Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments, and just below that is a list of all the publications that have hit the website in the past week. Feel free to use [...]
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