What We Know is an assessment from the American Association for the Advancement of Science of current climate science and impacts that emphasizes the need to understand and recognize possible high-risk scenarios. To guide the initiative, the association brought together a group of climate science experts to address why so many Americans still think the scientific community is divided on the issue. In order to try to change that belief, What We Know presents the three "Rs" of climate change, including:
- Reality — about 97% of climate experts have concluded that human-caused climate change is happening.
- Risk — there are climate change impacts we can expect, but we also must consider what might happen, especially the small, but real, chance that we may face abrupt changes with massively disruptive impacts.
- Response — that there is much we can do and that the sooner we respond, the better off we will be.
The resource is easy to navigate and has three main sections: What We Know, Hear from Scientists, and About the Initiative. The Hear from Scientists section has videos that help share what climate experts have concluded from the evidence about climate change.
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