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Climate change: KQED takes a look at the new white house report, while the Santa Clara Valley Water District launches new climate change portal

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on June 20, 2009 at 7:30 am

First, from KQED:

At least one researcher cited in the 196-page climate impacts report issued this week by the Obama administration is not impressed with the final product. Roger Pielke of the University of Colorado’s Center for Science & Technology Research has written a blog post critical of the report and in particular, the way in which his work was interpreted. If you’d rather not plow through the entire post, John Tierney has an overview of Pielke’s critique on his blog for the New York Times.

The report was arguably the first to break down both observed and projected effects of climate change into coherent regional summaries. For the purposes of the report, California was considered part of the Southwest region, which included states as far east as Colorado and New Mexico.

The KQED Climate Watch blog lists the key points in the report as they pertain to California, and notes that Pielke’s critique does not appear to address any of the points on the list. Find out more from the KQED Climate Watch blog by clicking here.

Want to keep on track of climate change information? Santa Clara Valley Water District librarian Bob Teeter sent me this:

The Santa Clara Valley Water District has a new Climate Change Portal page where interested users can follow the latest reports on climate change. We think it will be particularly useful for those in the water industry in California, like us. Browse reports by date (newest first) or by topic (such as adaptation, water utilities guidance, sample climate action plans). Or do a keyword search to find just what you’re looking for. Subscribe to the RSS feed in order to have links for the newest reports come to you.

Check it out by clicking here.

June 20, 2009 · Filed Under Climate change & water supply

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