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Improving Climate Literacy A State Climatologist’s Perspective

Improving Climate Literacy A State Climatologist’s Perspective. John Nielsen-Gammon Texas A&M University Texas State Climatologist. I am a climate literacy heretic. False climate change statements. The Earth gets its heat from volcanoes. False climate change statements.

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Improving Climate Literacy A State Climatologist’s Perspective

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  1. Improving Climate LiteracyA State Climatologist’s Perspective John Nielsen-Gammon Texas A&M University Texas State Climatologist

  2. I am a climate literacy heretic.

  3. False climate change statements • The Earth gets its heat from volcanoes.

  4. False climate change statements • Summer is warm because the Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer.

  5. False climate change statements • The Ice Ages were so cold because ice reflects incoming solar radiation.

  6. False climate change statements • Storms like Sandy will become more frequent because of climate change.

  7. Scientists evaluate the source “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”

  8. SCIENTIFIC META-LITERACY • Where we get our scientific knowledge • What makes some of it reliable • How to tell the difference

  9. SCIENTIFIC META-LITERACY XKCD.com

  10. This was their last chance…

  11. BE, IN PERCEPTION AND REALITY, A RELIABLE APOLITICAL SOURCE OF CLIMATE INFORMATION.

  12. Summary • Barrier: politicization • Misconception: perceived need for climate literacy, or scientific literacy in general • Progress: • Teach scientific meta-literacy • Become a recognized trustworthy source…and stay that way!

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