About Climate.us

“For years, Climate.gov was where I sent people for accurate, trustworthy answers about climate, from what El Niño means for their region to how extreme heat is changing where they live. Every article made complex science accessible and transparent. At a moment when social science highlights public education as a key tipping point for climate action, Climate.us doesn't just carry that forward - it raises the bar. I know I’ll be sending people there for years to come." – Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D., Atmospheric Scientist, Horn Professor and Endowed Chair in Public Policy and Public Law at Texas Tech, co-founder of the Talking Climate Collaborative and author of the Talking Climate newsletter

“The value and impact that Climate.gov produced cannot be overstated. Climate.us will continue that critical function, and ensure the legacy of providing essential data products and services is sustained, even in the face of political manipulation of the scientific enterprise.” – Richard Spinrad, Ph.D., former United States Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the 11^th Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

“We at NCSE are thrilled and grateful to see such a vital resource as Climate.us become available to educators, students, and the public! This launch is a critical step in restoring accurate information and reliable data about climate science that helps all of us to understand our changing world. Climate.us stands as a testament to the power of individuals in protecting science education, dispelling misinformation, and standing for what is right in times when science itself is under attack.” – Amanda Townley, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Center for Science Education

“The nation needs reliable climate information, scientifically derived and scientifically proven. As access to federal climate resources has disappeared or become more vulnerable, Climate.us is helping preserve and expand public access to trusted climate information. Built by members of the team formerly behind Climate.gov, the new site continues the important work of making clear, accurate, useful climate science freely available to everyone who needs it.” – Craig McLean, Ph.D., former NOAA Assistant Administrator for Research, Acting NOAA Chief Scientist

“Climate.gov serves an essential function in American society: it acts as a bridge between highly trained scientists who generate climate data and the general public that needs to understand and use it. The shuttering of Climate.gov would have both near-term and long-term national security consequences.” – Caroline Baxter & Noah Fritzhand, Council on Strategic Risks

“Climate.gov, NOAA’s climate-science crown jewel, was one of the U.S. government’s most trusted and accessible portals for climate science. For nearly fifteen years, it provided access to live, downloadable datasets and interactive tools that allowed teachers, reporters, and planners to explore climate data in real time. Every article was written in plain language yet vetted by PhD scientists, accompanied by methodological notes and citations to ensure transparency. The site embodied the very ideals of “Gold Standard Science”—reproducible, transparent, clearly communicating error and uncertainty, and consistently subject to peer review. Climate.gov set a benchmark for clarity, rigor, and credibility in public climate communication.” – Dr. Jacob Carter, SciLight, science policy researcher

“We currently face a firehose of social media disinformation and grey literature information that appears credible. The public may not know how to filter and decipher good climate science information. That makes the efforts of Climate.us a great service to our nation, the world, and humanity.” – Dr. Marshall Shepherd, former American Meteorological Society president, as quoted in Forbes

“I’m an earth science major and just finished my freshman year of college. I’ve been reading your blogs and posts since 2019 and it solidified my love for the earth sciences even more. Please archive your website if you can. I’d still love to share these well written analyses of oceanic and atmospheric sciences with friends and for classes.” – Chris C, college student

“As a member of Raleigh NC’s Environmental Advisory Board, I frequently used resources at Climate.gov to prepare presentations and to understand how Raleigh should respond to changing conditions. As a wildlife gardener, I use Climate.gov to understand how changing temperatures and precipitation will affect plants and wildlife. As a human being, I use climate science to help me understand and protect our amazing, living world. Eager to support you at Climate.us.” – Linda Watson, author, speaker

“Clever writing + accessible material + fantastic graphics= my life as an instructor has been made easier thanks to these resources. Not only do my students better understand phenomena like ENSO and the MJO, I have more fun teaching those topics thanks to Climate.gov resources like the ENSO blog!” – Dr. Kim Wood, Associate Professor, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona

“As a writer and educator, Climate.gov was a valuable resource that provided vetted, accurate and scientific data, not a filtered version of what a small group believes. Thank you for all you have done. Hopefully you will be able to return someday.” – Dawn W, writer, educator

“For years, I've long said that climate.gov's team of remarkable communicators (& their amazing blogs, which were accessible but did not "dumb down" the science!) was NOAA's best (& most cost effective!) public-facing extreme weather/climate education effort to date. [Their shutdown] will be a huge loss.” – Dr. Daniel Swain, climate scientist, science communicator, University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources

“I’ve been an avid reader of the ENSO blog for quite a long time now. I’ve learned so much from your posts, and the blog has helped me immensely in my column for Discover Magazine. The lively, engaging and often humorous writing about complex scientific concepts by you and other blog authors has been an inspiration to me. Thank you for everything you’ve done to help advance public understanding of weather and climate generally, and ENSO in particular.” – Tom Yulsman, Director of the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder

“Trusted information on our shifting climate is critical for youth, communities, businesses, governments and other decision-makers to take informed and needed climate actions in their lives and for our collective future. Climate.us is filling a void left by the Federal administration’s withdrawal of resources for this critical societal information infrastructure. At a base level Climate.us provides a needed, trusted source of uninterrupted information that educators and students can explore to make sense of a wide range of changing climate related topics such as local flooding, food production, emergency management, and clean energy transitions.” – Dr. Deb L. Morrison, Climate Catalyst, University of Washington

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