The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency - 301
My last two columns have focused on two of the largest independent science organizations, the National Academies of Science, (NAS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, (AAAS). These organizations along with the American Meteorological Society, (AMS) are considered the "Big Three" and are independent of the US Government. These organizations and their members warn us global warming is real, the result of too much greenhouse gas in our atmosphere, and caused primarily from burning fossil fuels. Increasingly, they warn us we must accelerate our efforts to end carbon pollution. These three reputable organizations are where you need to go for information on climate change to avoid all the misinformation which is rampant everywhere. There are also many great governmental science organizations you can rely on for factual scientific information about climate change and it’s causes. These include NOAA, the National Oceanic and A...