Climate Science Watch: Among their Ten people who mattered in 2012, the science journal Nature included Cynthia Rosenzweig, co-chair of the New York City Panel on Climate Change and senior research scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. We strongly agree with Dr. Rosenzweigs call for a wide range of initiatives on climate change adaptive preparedness planning and implementation. This is an essential component of a comprehensive climate change policy, and a crucial aspect of government accountability...