Effort begins to fill the void left by terminated US climate report

Following the termination of the US climate report by the Trump administration, an effort has commenced to address the resulting void. The administration, in an attempt to halt climate research work, revoked funding for the US Global Change Research Program and removed hundreds of authors. Consequently, the reports, legally mandated, were taken offline, compelling others to host copies to maintain accessibility.

In response, the American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society announced their initiative, the "US Climate Collection." This effort aims to provide researchers with a centralized platform to compile the research that would have contributed to the next US report. Distinct from the US Global Change Research Program or the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the US Climate Collection encourages teams of researchers to publish peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals. These papers will subsequently be integrated into a centralized resource for future report-writers.

The collection now includes its first paper, authored by a team of 149 researchers. Some of these authors had previously contributed to the US report. The paper has been published in two journals – one operated by the American Geophysical Union and the other by the American Meteorological Society. This paper serves a unique purpose; it is intended to serve as a roadmap for prioritizing future contributions to climate research.