An Open Letter Regarding Climate Change From Concerned Members of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

| September 27, 2016 | Leave a Comment

On September 20, 2016, 375 members of the National Academy of Sciences, including 30 Nobel laureates, published an open letter to draw attention to the serious risks of climate change. The letter warns that the consequences of opting out of the Paris agreement would be severe and long-lasting for our planet’s climate and for the international credibility of the United States.

Our fingerprints on the climate system are visible everywhere. They are seen in warming of the oceans, the land surface, and the lower atmosphere. They are identifiable in sea level rise, altered rainfall patterns, retreat of Arctic sea ice, ocean acidification, and many other aspects of the climate system. Human-caused climate change is not something far removed from our day-to-day experience, affecting only the remote Arctic. It is present here and now, in our own country, in our own states, and in our own communities.

The full letter and list of signers is available at ResponsibleScientists.org


Members of the media interested in speaking with one of the organizers of the letter should contactresponsiblescientists@gmail.com.

Responsible Scientists.org is partnering with the Climate Science Rapid Response Team (CSRRT) to provide journalists with the best scientific expertise in more specific topics of climate science and related economic and policy issues.

CONTACT CSRRT

The views and opinions expressed through the MAHB Website are those of the contributing authors and do not necessarily reflect an official position of the MAHB. The MAHB aims to share a range of perspectives and welcomes the discussions that they prompt.