ESSIC / AOSC Professor Ross Salawitch is a review editor for the upcoming Climate Science Special Report that is part of the National Climate Assessment. As a review editor, Salawitch was responsible for assuring the scientific accuracy and clarity of the report drafted by scientists from 13 federal agencies. (Salawitch is credited for his role on the front page of the report.) The final "leaked" draft of the report was recently published in the New York Times.
![Satellite seasonal temperature difference maps indicate how the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and its organisms may respond to the temperature changes. Here, the maps show warmer than average water temperatures from January through March 2020, cooler than average from April through June, near average July through September, and slightly warmer than average October through December. The long-term baseline is from the years 2008-2019.]](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rv-chesapeake2-150x150.jpg)
