A Surprising Side-Effect of Climate Change: A Fog of Confusion
Climate change entails significant social impact not least of which is induced by changes in the global water cycle: more precipitation here, less there, more droughts in dry areas, more floods in wet areas, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, changes in cloud cover, etc… Another side-effect is also apparent: a thickening fog in the public discourse that obscures the significance of irrefutable environmental change to human society.
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By Jean-Louis Fellous and Catherine Gautier, posted on June 21st, 2010 in Climate, Earth Observation, Feature, Featured Person, OpEd, People, Weather
FYI, here is a list of Catherine Gautier’s publications, a number of which can be downloaded.
http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~gautier/Publications1.html
The verdict is in on climate change – LA Times OPED
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-oreskes-judging-climate-change-20120122,0,6437230.story
An Illustrated Guide to Climate Change in 2011 | ThinkProgress http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/01/22/408846/illustrated-guide-to-climate-change-in-2011/?mobile=wp
Weaker Sun Will Not Delay Global Warming (Scientific America)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=weaker-sun-will-not-delay-global-wa