News & Upcoming Events

Webinar on May 2, 2012: Legacies and Lessons of the International Polar Year.   Please join us on May 2 at 1:00 p.m. EDT  for a webinar presentation and discussion with Bob Bindschadler and Julie Brigham-Grette, co-chairs of a recently released National Research Council report.  Learn more.

Back by popular demand!  As part of World Environment Day on June 5, the Koshland Science Museum will be hosting an evening of testing a new scenario for the classic board game, Settlers of Catan.  Climate Catan: Oil Springs will focus on creating growth on Catan without exacerbating climate change and ruining the island.   Before you play, learn how the game was developed and play the scenario with co-designers Erik Assadourian and Ty Hansen.  To learn more visit the Koshland Science Museum website.

About this Site

This website serves as a hub for recent climate-related work at the Academies.  It highlights climate studies that have been produced by committees of leading scientists and other experts convened by the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate and numerous other entities within the National Research Council. At this site, you will find brief summaries, booklets, videos, and other resources related to these reports.  You will also find information about significant ongoing climate activities across the Academies.

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