Wednesday, March 19, 2014

New White House Initiative Tries to Sway Public on Climate Threats

An animation made in NOAA View, a data visualization tool, showing monthly shifts in sea surface temperatures around the globe. The new Climate Data Initiative will help users create more localized maps and visuals to show climate risk. (Credit: NOAA) Click to enlarge.
The White House launched an effort today aimed at helping communities and individuals understand their vulnerability to climate change, starting with rising sea levels that will swamp the coasts.  The Climate Data Initiative springs from President Obama's commitment last year to improve how the government provides information about warming.  It's also part of a broader push spearheaded by White House counselor John Podesta to make climate change more tangible to an American public that polls suggest sees the issue as distant and theoretical.

New White House Initiative Tries to Sway Public on Climate Threats

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