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Communication Guides

A guide from Annenberg’s Center for Climate Journalism and Communication

Scientific and public consensus on climate change

Recording of a USC Annenberg panel introducing climate journalism leaders and resources

Best practices, tip sheets, explainers, and regional guides

Research on misinformation and debunking

Climate storytelling primer

Grounded in climate communication best practices, this guide is an in-depth environmental storytelling resource for burgeoning podcasters. 

A resource to communicators for when extreme weather strikes

United Nation’s everyday guide to understanding climate change

CCJC Temperature Check

First annual report on key issues for climate communicators 

Second annual report on key issues for climate communicators 

Third annual report on key issues for climate communicators 

Research and Reports

Maps federal disaster declarations and post-disaster assistance obligations for every county in the U.S.

A growing collection of climate infrastructure projects, planning strategies, and funding approaches that are already making an impact

Data on public opinion on climate change

CCJC Data Center Hub

A guide created by C.F. Zukoski

Key issues communities encounter when considering data center development

The Data Center Next Door takes listeners to California’s Imperial Valley, where plans to develop one of the largest data centers in the country have been announced

AI, Data Centers, and Trust unpacks original research conducted by USC Annenberg’s Center for Climate Journalism and Communication, joined by experts who provide deeper insights into the findings.

Attribution Resources

Climate change attribution science

Database of climate scientists in the Global South

Climate Attribution Database

Climate graphics and tools

Climate change attribution tool

Real-time attribution analysis of extreme world weather events

Additional Resources

Probable Futures Climate Handbook

Probable Futures maps visualizing past, present, and future climate change around the world

Climate communication research and tools

Learn about climate change straight from MIT experts

Climate visualization best practices and image library

Community-level data and analyses on Los Angeles neighborhoods

Dataset search engine

Research on misinformation and debunking

Visualization of global fishing activity

Tools and data for the management and monitoring of forests

Data and mapping on water distribution

Global-scale temperature information using data from NOAA’s Global Surface Temperature Analysis

Timelapse footage of Earth

Data on climate media coverage

Tool that organizes and analyzes research

Data on sea levels

Resources created specifically for navigating the emotional terrain of climate

Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of energy and the environment

Definitions of words and phrases used to describe climate change