August
2007
Storm World author comes to Center Green
Chris Mooney. (Photo by Bob Henson.) |
Science journalist and commentator Chris Mooney gave a public
talk about his new book, Storm World:
Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle over Global Warming, before an audience of
about 100 in the Center Green auditorium on July 24.
Mooney discussed the ongoing debate over whether global warming
is contributing to more frequent and more intense hurricanes,
describing how the media, politicians, scientists, and the
weather itself shape this debate. “It isn’t black
or white—there are good arguments on both sides,” Mooney
said about the debate, casting it as the most recent example
of a conflict between observational and theoretical meteorologists
that extends back more than a century.
He concluded by recommending that scientists incorporate
media training into their realms of expertise. “It’s
not built into the scientific training process to learn how
the media works,” he cautioned.
Bill Gray, hurricane researcher
and emeritus professor at Colorado State University,
joins the lively discussion sparked by science
journalist Chris Mooney. Mooney gave a presentation
on hurricanes, politics, and global warming at
Center Green in July. For more, see page 6. (Photo
by Bob Henson.) |
In this issue...
Before
the flood
Storm
World author comes to Center Green
Another
successful year for leadership programs
Mary
Marlino to head NCAR Library, e-Science
Random
profile: Jennifer Boehnert
CISL
cultivates the next generation
Double
trouble on the storm front
Delphi
Question
Just One Look
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