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Controversies & Uncertainties. Current Weather Finish Great Global Warming Swindle Great Global Warming Swindle Discussion Curry & Webster (2012) Discussion Peterson et al. (2008) Discussion For Wednesday: Read Ch. 12 (pp. 376-379)
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Controversies & Uncertainties • Current Weather • Finish Great Global Warming Swindle • Great Global Warming Swindle Discussion • Curry & Webster (2012) Discussion • Peterson et al. (2008) Discussion For Wednesday: Read Ch. 12 (pp. 376-379) Reminder: Annotated Bibliography due on AsUlearn by 11:55 PM tonight!
Great Global Warming Swindle • What are your reactions to the arguments raised in Great Global Warming Swindle? • Based on what you have learned this semester, which statements are valid, which are stretched, and which are flat out wrong? • Are the scientists interviewed credible? Why or why not? • What do you make of the connection to development in Africa?
Types of Skeptics • Trend skeptics – no upward trend in temperatures • Attribution skeptics – no anthropogenic forcing on climate change • Impact skeptics – science is overstated for future impacts
The Uncertainty Monster • How do we treat uncertainty in climate science?