How we read sources

Every page in this library should help a reader answer: Who said this, when, based on what, and what can I responsibly infer for my place?

A source is not a forecast service

We identify whether a page is an operational forecast, a research paper, an expert interview, practitioner account, or commentary. For articles, we link the original, record publication and review dates, and describe the limitations. A news interview can clarify scientific uncertainty; it cannot replace the latest agency outlook for a particular place.

Separate four layers

• Observed: a measurement with a location, metric, baseline and date.
• Forecast: a time-bound estimate with stated uncertainty.
• Attribution: evidence about why an event happened; coincidence is not enough.
• Action: a locally appropriate decision, grounded in both credible information and the capacity of people who would carry it out.

If a source conflates these layers, the note should make the difference visible rather than copy the certainty of its headline. Contradictions and unknowns belong in the reading record.

Publish deliberately

Summarize in original language and cite the original source. Do not reproduce copyrighted articles, private meeting material, participant data, unpublished initiative plans, or unverified claims as settled facts. This public wiki does not expose the SENRI dashboard’s synthetic examples or any future community’s private coordination records.

The library is an early collection, not a comprehensive climate assessment. Please check the date of each source before using it for a decision.