AAAS and Scientific Due Diligence - 300

 The American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded in 1848 and has served the United States Scientific Community for 176 years. It is the largest general science organization in the world. 

When I started my search for reputable science organizations to build knowledge on climate change, the AAAS seemed a wise place to start. It was only a short time before I discovered the scientific consensus. Here is the 2009 letter from the AAAS to the United States Senate on climate change:

October 21, 2009.

American Association for the Advancement of Science*

"As you consider climate change legislation, we, as leaders of scientific organizations, write to state the consensus scientific view. Observations worldwide make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that the greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver. These conclusions are based on multiple independent lines of evidence, and contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment of the vast body of peer-reviewed science. Moreover, there is strong evidence that ongoing climate change will have broad impacts on society, including the global economy and on the environment. For the United States, climate change impacts include sea level rise for coastal states, greater threats of extreme weather events, and increased risk of regional water scarcity, urban heat waves, western wildfires, and the disturbance of biological systems throughout the country. The severity of climate change impacts is expected to increase substantially in the coming decades. If we are to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be dramatically reduced. In addition, adaptation will be necessary to address those impacts that are already unavoidable. Adaptation efforts include improved infrastructure design, more sustainable management of water and other natural resources, modified agricultural practices, and improved emergency responses to storms, floods, fires and heat waves. We in the scientific community offer our assistance to inform your deliberations as you seek to address the impacts of climate change."

Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and one of the world's top academic journals. It was first published in 1880, is circulated weekly, and has a subscriber base of around 130,000.

Of the 130,000 subscribers, I am one and have been for ten years. I have been combing through each issue weekly for climate-related information, of which there is a lot. 

I want to stress I have found NO information contradicting the scientific consensus that we are changing the climate for the worse by burning coal, oil, and gas.

For the curious, the AAAS has websites dedicated to Climate Change education. Here is one: https://whatweknow.aaas.org/

List of Signatories to the Senatorial Letter October 21, 2009

  • American Chemical Society
  • American Geophysical Union
  • American Institute of Biological Sciences
  • American Meteorological Society
  • American Society of Agronomy
  • American Society of Plant Biologists
  • American Statistical Association
  • Association of Ecosystem Research Centers
  • Botanical Society of America
  • Crop Science Society of America
  • Ecological Society of America
  • Natural Science Collections Alliance
  • Organization of Biological Field Stations
  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
  • Society of Systematic Biologists
  • Soil Science Society of America
  • University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

For all you climate deniers, do YOUR due diligence. Please provide your list of Science Organizations which believe climate change is just part of the normal weather patterns we have always experienced. 

 

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