UArizona researchers help author the Fifth National Climate Assessment

Earlier this November, the U.S. government released the Fifth National Climate Assessment, the nation's preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks and responses. Alongside experts from across the country, six University of Arizona researches helped author chapters spanning biodiversity, human health, water and more:

• Laura Condon, Associate Professor of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Chapter Author: Water
• Theresa Crimmins, Associate Professor of Phenology, Chapter Author: Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity
• Kacey Ernst, Professor and Department Chair of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Chapter Author: Human Health; Chapter Lead, COVID-19 and Climate Change
• Michael Kotutwa Johnson, Assistant Specialist of Indigenous Resilience, Chapter Author: Tribes and Indigenous Peoples
• Zack Guido, Director of International Programs with the Arizona Institute for Resilience, Chapter Author: U.S. Caribbean
• Amanda Leinberger, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions Program Manager with the Arizona Institute for Resilience, Chapter Author: U.S. Caribbean

"One of the things I loved was that it was solutions focused, and they focused a lot on social justice and environmental justice and finding ways to thrive in our changing climate,” Ernst said in an interview with KOLD. 

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