US Strong recommends the following organizations
for authoritative research and leadership in addressing and understanding
the many issues pertaining to extreme weather and climate change.
The Barnegat Bay Partnership (formerly the Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program) is one of 28 Congressionally designated National Estuary Programs throughout the United States working to improve the health of nationally significant estuaries. The program is sponsored by the US EPA, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and Ocean County College.
NASA’s Global Climate Change center is produced by the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology and supplies information on sealevel rise, icemelt, temperature rise, and more in formats that are highly interactive and appropriate for many ages.
Climate Central is an independent organization of leading scientists and journalists researching and reporting the facts about our changing climate and its impact on the American public.
Energy and Enterprise Initiative is part of the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University and seeks to unleash the power of free enterprise to create a long-term, stable energy policy to achieve energy security and avoid the unnecessary risks of a changing climate.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a division of the department of commerce and serves as a primary provider of climate science, data, tools, and information used by stakeholders and citizens in decision-making contexts. These resources are supported by a strong foundation in science — including global climate observation and monitoring networks; world-renowned scientists; and state-of-the-art climate models. NOAA is working with partners and the public to build a climate-smart nation that is resilient to climate and weather extremes, and long-term changes.
The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet’s most pressing problems. Joining with citizens across the country, they combine technical analysis and effective advocacy to create innovative, practical solutions for a healthy, safe, and sustainable future.
The Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC) is located in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University. It serves the 12-state region that includes: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. The Center’s staff works cooperatively with the National Climatic Data Center, the National Weather Service, state climate offices, and other interested scientists in the Northeast to acquire and disseminate accurate, up-to-date climate data and information.
The NYC Climate Coalition is a program of the Human Impacts Institute dedicated to climate awareness and action in New York City. The Climate Coalition builds the capacity of New Yorkers in addressing root causes of climate change and in preparing for impacts of a changing climate on our City.