ClimateChangeClearinghouse - ForTheWaterCommunity. The Climate Change Clearinghouse provides numerous resources to water supply utility managers with key information about climate change impacts and how these impacts will affect utility operations.
These resources provide water resource managers with the information and tools they need to successfully adapt both their short-term and long-term planning activities to climate change.The Clearinghouse is intended to serve the following roles: Inform and guide water utility long- and short-term planning Inform water utility operational decisions Provide case studies on how other utilities have addressed climate change issues and challenges Provide access to relevant reports, journal articles, datasets, and analytical tools Inform water utility efforts to provide outreach, public communications, and education pertaining to climate change Inform water utilities regarding the status of climate change research. Climate Central. America's Climate Choices.
Report Released: Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change A new report from the National Research Council calls for attention to abrupt impacts from climate change, emphasizing the need for an early warning system to help society better anticipate sudden changes and emerging impacts. Amanda Staudt Named as Director of Climate and Polar Research Boards The National Research Council has named Amanda Staudt as the new Director of the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) and the Polar Research Board (PRB). For the past six years, Amanda served as Senior Climate Scientist at the National Wildlife Federation, and she was a former Senior Program Officer in BASC. The Climate Project. Global Warming. The Earth is warming and human activity is the primary cause . Climate disruptions put our food and water supply at risk, endanger our health , jeopardize our national security , and threaten other basic human needs . Some impacts—such as record high temperatures, melting glaciers, and severe flooding and droughts—are already becoming increasingly common across the country and around the world.