Why the 97 per cent consensus on climate change still gets challenged by Andy Skuce garnered the highest number of comments of the artilces posted on SkS during the past week. Dana's Congress manufactures doubt and denial in climate change hearing attracted the second highest number of comments.
El Niño could bring drought and famine in west Africa, scientists warn by Karl Mathiesen, The Guardian, May 21, 2015
May Climate Briefing: El Niño Heating Up by Elisabeth Gawthrop, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, May 22, 2015
El Niño 2015 considered rare, aims to rewrite heat records by Scott Sutherland, The Weather Network, May 23, 2015
Hat tip to I Heart Climate Scientists
Dr Kevin Trenberth, who was a lead author on the 2001 and 2007 IPCC reports which won a Nobel Prize, said: “Climate change is a serious problem in the longer term, and the best way to address it is to limit fossil fuel use: keep the fossil fuels in the ground. It is important for foundations to take a responsible view of this problem.”
Leading health charities should divest from fossil fuels, say climate scientists by Karl Mathiesen, Harry Davies and James Ball, The Guardian, May 23, 2015
The following questions was posted on Yahoo Answers:
Some of the responses are rather humorous.
NASA has added:
J. Cook, et al, "Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature,"Environmental Research Letters Vol. 8 No. 2, (June 2013); DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/024024
to its list of documents supporting its Consensus webpage.
The mission of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) is to enhance society’s capability to understand, anticipate and manage the impacts of climate in order to improve human welfare and the environment, especially in developing countries. The IRI conducts this mission through strategic and applied research, education, capacity building, and by providing forecasts and information products with an emphasis on practical and verifiable utility and partnership.
The IRI was established as a cooperative agreement between NOAA's Climate Program Office and Columbia University. It is part of The Earth Institute, Columbia University, and is located at the Lamont Campus.
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Keith Shine's bio page & Quote source
Posted by John Hartz on Sunday, 24 May, 2015
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