The 5^th International Conference on Earth Science and Climate Change was organized during July 25-27, 2016 at the Hotel AVANI Atrium, Bangkok, Thailand. The conference was marked with the attendance of Editorial Board Members of supported OMICS Group Journals, Scientists, young and brilliant researchers, business delegates and talented student communities representing more than 20 countries, who made this conference fruitful and productive.

This conference was based on the theme “Stimulating and Analysing the changes of Earth & Climate” which included the following scientific tracks:  

• Earth Evolution Sciences
• Geosciences
• Geology
• Global Warming
• Climate Change
• Meteorology
• Geophysics
• Astronomy
• Space Science
• Soil Science
• Geoethics
• Environmental Issues
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Remote Sensing and GIS
• Oceanography
• Earthquakes and other Natural Hazards

Earth Science 2016 was moderated by Dr. David Crookall (Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France) on the first day, Dr. Mahima Gulabani (University of Delhi, India) on the second day and by Dr. Alexander Trofimov (International Scientific Research Institute of Cosmic Anthropoecology, Russia) on the third day.

We are grateful to our Organizing Committee Members for their generous support and suggestions for the conference.

• Venkatachalam Ramaswamy – NOAA, Princeton University, United States of America
• Prashant K. Srivastava – (NASA GSFC/JPL) United States of America
• Adichat Surinkum – CCOP, Thailand
• Ganesh Bora, North Dakota State University, United States of America
• Alexander Trofimov – ISRICA, Russia
• Nils-Axel Mörner – Stockholm University, Sweden

The conference proceeded through various Scientific Sessions and plenary lectures, of which the following topics were highlighted as Keynote presentations:

• The grand challenges of emerging environmental issues: Ahn Ji Whan, Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, Korea
• Learning experience and geoethics for human and natural sustainability: David Crookall, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
• Earth’s climate change in the 20th and 21st Centuries: The phenomenon of global warming and its impacts: Venkatachalam Ramaswamy, Princeton University, USA
• Scientific declaration about the urgency of global geoecological systems for humanity survival at the epoch of cosmoplanetary and climate changes: Alexander Trofimov, International Scientific Research Institute of Cosmic Anthropoecology, Russia

Scientific sessions were chaired and co chaired by: Judith M Tisdall, La Trobe University, Australia David Crookall, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, Venkatachalam Ramaswamy, Princeton University, USA Paul A Comet, Comet Environmental Consulting, USA Arndt Schimmelmann, Indiana University, USA and Vasco M N C S Vieira, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa Técnico, Portugal.

Conference Series LLC has taken the grand privilege of felicitating Integrative Biology-2015 Organizing Committee, Editorial Board Members and Keynote Speakers who supported for the success of this event.

The esteemed guests, Keynote speakers, well-known researchers and delegates shared their innovative research and vast experience through their presentations at the podium of Earth Science 2016. We are glad to inform that all accepted abstracts for the conference have been published in the Journal of Earth Science and Climatic Change as a special issue.

We are also obliged to various delegate experts, company representatives and other eminent personalities who supported the conference by facilitating active discussion forums. We sincerely thank the Organizing Committee Members for their gracious presence, support, and assistance. With the unique and positive feedback from the conference, Conference Series LLC would like to announce the commencement of the "6^th International Conference on Earth Science and Climate Change" which is being organized during September 18-19, 2017 at Macau, Hong Kong.