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Postcards from the frontier of science

A climate science milestone: a successful 10-year forecast!

By / 48 Comments / 11 May 2019

Summary:  The gridlock might be breaking in the public policy response to climate change. This gridlock has left us unprepared for even the inevitable repeat of past extreme weather — let alone what new challenges the future will hold for us. Here is the good news plus some simple measures that can decisively break open …

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An opportunity to judge for yourself the adequacy of today’s climate science

By / 10 Comments / 11 May 2019

Summary:  We havea rare moment when even laypeople can understand a major issue in a cutting edge scientific debate.  Not only does this give a hint (but no more) about the strength of the two “sides” (global warming proponents vs skeptics), but also illustrates one of the most important effects of the Internet:  opening previously …

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