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Environmental sciences/Climatology/Climate change

AAAS’ How We Respond Highlights Climate Change Science and Solutions

On Earth Day and throughout the year, AAAS programs highlight the scientific evidence on climate change – and share how that evidence informs local, state and regional responses to climate change’s effects.

Chemist Gabriela Schlau-Cohen Considers Short-Term Rewards as Greatest Threat to Science
Robert Pal Is a Man on a Mission — of Ecological Restoration
Carlos Nobre to Receive Science Diplomacy Award for Amazon Climate Efforts

Carlos Nobre, a Brazilian climate scientist and leader in science policy for a sustainable Amazon, will receive the 2021 AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy.

AAAS Fellow Terrence McCabe Keeps Pace with Africa’s Wandering Tribes
AAAS Fellow Antonio Busalacchi Brings Together Climate Science and Wine Making
AAAS Member Jennifer Jay Knows the Carbon Impact of Your Thanksgiving Meal
Ecologist Meghan Duffy Prioritizes Graduate Student Mental Health
AAAS Fellow Elke Weber Studies Decision Making During Crises
Humid Heat Already Exceeding Human Tolerance in Some Regions

A well-known measure called wet-bulb temperature has exceeded the temperature at which humans can no longer regulate body heat.

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