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Climate Communication Science Advisor Michael E. Mann has been traveling the U.S. on tour for his new book, The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines. He was recently interviewed by Warren Wilson College student Casey … Continue reading
What are teachers up against when they try to teach the science of climate change in their classrooms? As part of their Coping with Climate Change series, PBS explores the challenges of teaching climate change in this video. This segment … Continue reading
On April 17, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, spoke at the University of California San Diego. Alongside him were Climate Communication Science Director and UCSD climate researcher Richard Somerville, and his colleague Veerabhadran Ramanathan. “[Climate change] is a question … Continue reading
“What’s the use of having developed a science well enough to make predictions if, in the end, all we’re willing to do is stand around and wait for them to come true?” – Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland In 1996, Science … Continue reading
From The Wall Street Journal, February 1, 2012: Do you consult your dentist on your heart condition? In science, as in any area, reputations are based on knowledge and expertise in a field, and on published, peer-reviewed work. If you … Continue reading
As we leave 2011, the ninth warmest year on record since 1880, NASA has produced a new animation illustrating the warming of our world over the past century plus. It’s a striking visualization. From the NASA website: “Global temperatures have … Continue reading
In an editorial on January 5, 2012, the top scientific journal Nature calls on climate scientists to be “even more energetic in taking their message to citizens.” In making this call, Nature explicitly points to Climate Communication’s work in helping … Continue reading
Director Susan Hassol attended the Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, giving several talks and leading workshops. One of her talks was in a session on “Effectively Communicating Climate Science.” Her talk, “Telling the Climate Change Story: Framing & … Continue reading
Science Director Richard Somerville attended the Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. There he gave a “History of Global Warming Lecture” focusing on the work of John Tyndall. You can watch the video of his lecture on demand at … Continue reading
Bill Blakemore of ABC News writes his first “Nature’s Edge Notebook” post, on “Shakespeare, Global Warming, Sunset, and You: How we choose experts on matters that matter.” Focusing on the climate change “controversy”, the expert he chose on that particular … Continue reading
See our most recent article in the October 2011 issue of Physics Today: “Communicating the Science of Climate Change,” by Director Susan J. Hassol and Science Director Richard C.J. Somerville. A pdf of the article is available for download here: … Continue reading
Our Science Director, Richard Somerville, recently keynoted a conference in Ireland on John Tyndall (often considered the “father” of climate science), giving a lecture entitled “Tyndall: His Life and Scientific Heritage.” You can see Richard in action at the conference in this … Continue reading
On September 7, 2011, we held a telephone press conference. With events like Hurricane Irene, the Texas drought and the Midwest floods, 2011 has already set a record for billion dollar weather disasters. In this context, leading climate scientists briefed … Continue reading
Recent weather events such as deadly heat waves and devastating floods have sparked popular interest in understanding the role of global warming in driving extreme weather. These events are part of a new pattern of more extreme weather across the … Continue reading
Director Susan Hassol recently spoke and led climate science communication workshops at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. After her visit, she spoke with the Center for Climate Science’s Sharon Ray. Read her interview at the NASA JPL website … Continue reading
For our latest featured video, we asked our team of science advisors what they felt the public most needs to know about climate change. Here are some of their responses.
Welcome to the new home of Climate Communication. This site was created to publicize and illuminate the latest climate science in plain language. We hope this site will be a resource for journalists and the general public who are interested … Continue reading
