April 22- Earth Day- Presentation
Doug Smith-Guest Presenter
- Environmental Scientist
- Owner and CEO of Adventure Travel company that began concept of EcoTrekking in the Himalayas.
- Senior Compliance Investigator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (30 years)
- Author of EPA Inspector/Investigator inspector training manual. 9th edition and dozens of languages
- United Nations and World Bank Advisor on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
- Science Teacher on the Navajo Reservation for 9 years.
- Author of the Blue Marble Report and frequent contributor to Planet Experts website
Climate Change: Recommended sources
IPCC Special Reports on Climate Change:
he IPCC prepares comprehensive Assessment Reports about knowledge on climate change, its causes, potential impacts and response options. The IPCC also produces Special Reports, which are an assessment on a specific issue and Methodology Reports, which provide practical guidelines for the preparation of greenhouse gas inventories.
Fourth National Climate Assessment Report s (Volume I&II)
https://www.globalchange.gov/nca4
2014 Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/
Official U.S. National Climate Assessment Report:
The National Climate Assessment summarizes the impacts of climate change on the United States, now and in the future. A team of more than 300 experts guided by a 60-member Federal Advisory Committee produced the report, which was extensively reviewed by the public and experts, including federal agencies and a panel of the National Academy of Sciences.
http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/
National Academy of Sciences/climate change evidence & causes:
The leadership of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the U.K.’s Royal Society convened a UK-US team of leading climate scientists to produce this brief, readable reference document for decision makers, policy makers, educators, and other individuals seeking authoritative information on the some of the questions that continue to be asked.
http://nas-sites.org/americasclimatechoices/events/a-discussion-on-climate-change-evidence-and-causes/
U.S. EPA/Climate Change:
EPA research improves knowledge of the health and environment effects of climate change and provides sustainable solutions for communities to effectively manage and reduce the impacts of a changing climate.
https://www.epa.gov/climate-research
Yale University (Search climate change topics):
Yale Environment 360 is an online magazine offering opinion, analysis, reporting, and debate on global environmental issues. We feature original articles by scientists, journalists, environmentalists, academics, policy makers, and business people, as well as multimedia content and a daily digest of major environmental news.
http://e360.yale.edu/
NOAA:
NOAA Climate.gov provides timely and authoritative information about climate. We promote public understanding of climate science and climate-related events through videos, stories, images, and data visualizations; we make common data products and services easy to access and use; and we provide tools and resources that help people make informed decisions about climate risks, vulnerability, and resilience.
http://www.noaa.gov/climate
NASA:
Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA.
https://climate.nasa.gov/
World Meteorological Organization:
Provisional WMO Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2016
https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/provisional-wmo-statement-status-of-global-climate-2016
World Bank:
In an effort to serve as the hub for climate-related information, data, and tools, the World Bank (WB) created the Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP). The Portal provides an online platform for access to comprehensive global, regional, and country data related to climate change and development. The successful integration of scientific information in decision making often depends on the use of flexible frameworks, data, and tools that can provide comprehensive information to a wide range of users, allowing them to evaluate how to apply the scientific information to the design of a project or policy.
http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/
European Union:
The European Union has long been committed to international efforts to tackle climate change and felt the duty to set an example through robust policy-making at home. At European level a comprehensive package of policy measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been initiated through the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP). Each of the EU Member States has also put in place its own domestic actions that build on the ECCP measures or complement them.
https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/eccp_en
US Department of Defense:
This website includes a list of resources on the nexus of climate change and security by the U.S. Government, Defense.
https://climateandsecurity.org/resources/u-s-government/defense/
The American Association for the Advancement of Science:
The reality, risks, and response to climate change. Public resource.
whatweknow.aaas.org/get-the-facts/
Climate Impacts Group- University of Washington
The Climate Impacts Group is widely recognized for scientific discovery, as an experienced creator of impartial & actionable science and as a catalyst for building regional climate resilience.
https://cig.uw.edu/
Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO)
Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO) is a premier atmospheric research facility that has been continuously monitoring and collecting data related to atmospheric change since the 1950's. The undisturbed air, remote location, and minimal influences of vegetation and human activity at MLO are ideal for monitoring constituents in the atmosphere that can cause climate change. The observatory is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) - Global Monitoring Division (GMD).
https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/
Doug's Blue Marbel Report
Blog authored by Doug Smith- Earth Day presenter at MSHS
https://www.dougsbmr.net/
Before the presentation please take time to learn more about the science behind climate change. Some great sources (mostly peer reviewed) are posted above.
Get Involved!!!!Learn more!!!! Take Action!!!!
NGSS science standards and climate change
www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/hs-ess3-earth-and-human-activity
www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/hs-ess3-earth-and-human-activity