Saigon
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Depotoo -
I really have no idea at all where you might get such an idea - research into various aspects of climate is published every year, right around the world, and always has been. Certainly much of it might be in the form of updates, released data or focus on specifics like the fate of a group of local glaciers, rising ocean levels in local cities, etc, but it has always been available.
Of course scientific journals are looking for stories with a bit more international appeal than something on rising ocean levels in Bangladesh, but that does not mean such research has not been available through a number of channels.
SSDD often seems to fall into the trap of assuming American sources of data are the only ones that exist, whereas in fact - and as this story proves - there are endless sources of good material if you have the time or interest to go and look for it, but that might not ever appear in National Geographic, Time or Newsweek.
Just as one example - here is Finland's climate agency: http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/research
I really have no idea at all where you might get such an idea - research into various aspects of climate is published every year, right around the world, and always has been. Certainly much of it might be in the form of updates, released data or focus on specifics like the fate of a group of local glaciers, rising ocean levels in local cities, etc, but it has always been available.
Of course scientific journals are looking for stories with a bit more international appeal than something on rising ocean levels in Bangladesh, but that does not mean such research has not been available through a number of channels.
SSDD often seems to fall into the trap of assuming American sources of data are the only ones that exist, whereas in fact - and as this story proves - there are endless sources of good material if you have the time or interest to go and look for it, but that might not ever appear in National Geographic, Time or Newsweek.
Just as one example - here is Finland's climate agency: http://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/research
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