News Archive (2007-2011)
- The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars among the "Books to Read" in 2012
Dr. Michael Mann's latest book, set to debut in 2012, is listing among the Irish Times' "Books to Read in 2012."
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- 2011's Most Fascinating Discoveries
Michael Mann comments on some of the most interesting science stories of 2011, including a study on the effects of climate change on certain types of weather.
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- Michael Mann, le chercheur pourchassé
Le Monde profiles Dr. Michael Mann and discusses his upcoming book on the war against climate science.
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- AGU Meeting: Michael Mann heads for the zoo
One of Michael Mann's talks at the recent American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting was about the ability of zoos to help communicate the dangers of climate change on the natural world. Environmental Research Web summarizes the talk as well as the Climate Change Literacy Initiative, a collaboration between zoos, researchers, and other groups.
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Article from ClimateWire on the zoo collaboration >>
Article from National Geographic's Daily News Watch on the zoo collaboration >>
- Climate contrarians ignore overwhelming evidence
Dr. Michael Mann responds to attacks from climate contrarians in general and a recent diatribe in the Wall Street Journal in this letter to the editor.
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- Sticking to Climate Science
Dr. Michael Mann responds to Scientific American's recent interview of Dr. Richard Muller.
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- A discernable human influence: Schneider and climate change
Miller-McCune covers the impact of Dr. Stephen Schneider on climate science and communication following a memorial symposium in late August. ESSC director Dr. Michael Mann comments on the support and vision that Schneider provided for the community.
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- Federal auditors find no evidence to support 'Climategate' accusations
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has ended its investigation of ESSC Director Dr. Michael Mann after declaring, "No direct evidence has been presented that indicates [he] fabricated the raw data he used for his research or falsified his results." This is the latest organization to declare the climate-change research to be valid.
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Read article from Penn State's Daily Collegian >>
Read NSF report [PDF] >>
- Pillars of Climate Art Installation
An art installation at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center combines art and sculpture with climate science. The work features the research of Dr. Michael Mann, among others.
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- Record-breaking heat might be here to stay
July was a record-breaking month for many areas of the United States, including a record-hot July in Wilmington, DE. Dr. Michael Mann comments in this Delaware News Journal story that this sultry pattern may become more frequent with greenhouse gas-induced climate change.
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- Sulphur from Chinese power stations 'masking' climate change
A recent scientific paper in Proceedings of the National Academies of Science argues that increasing sulfur emissions from power plants in China have led to a flattening of the global surface temperature curve over 1998-2008. Dr. Michael Mann comments on the study in these two reports.
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- Climate-change politics: The sceptic meets his match
This article from Nature News highlights the systematic attacks of the Heartland Institute and its leader Joe Bast on the science of climate change. Despite efforts to cherry-pick contrarian results to cast doubt on the credibility and consensus of the science, more scientists (85% in 2008) agree that human activity plays a role in climate change. ESSC director Dr. Michael Mann comments.
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- The front line of climate wars
ESSC director Dr. Michael Mann recently gave a lecture at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY. His talk focused on the reality of climate change and the continuing research on quantifying impacts. He also addressed the attacks he has endured as a result of his work on climate change.
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Read Millbrook Independent article >>
- Experts warn epic weather ravaging US could worsen
AFP writes about this year's extreme weather and the likelihood of extremes under the current climate change scenario. Dr. Michael Mann offers his insight on the effects of warming on extreme events.
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- Salt marsh sediments help gauge climate-change-induced sea level rise
Scientists, including ESSC director Dr. Michael Mann, have recently released a new 2,000 year record of changes in sea level. This new record, derived from salt water sediment cores taken from the salt water marshes of North Carolina, should provide further insight into past and future climate change.
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Read the National Science Foundation press release >>
- 2011 Atlantic hurricane season prediction calls for above average activity
ESSC Scientist Michael Mann and researcher Michael Kozar have released their prediction for the 2011 North Atlantic hurricane season, which starts on June 1st. The prediction is for 16.25 +/- 4.0 total named storms, which corresponds to between 12 and 20 storms with a best estimate of 16 named storms.
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- ESSC Director elected to AAAS Office
ESSC Director Dr. Michael Mann has recently been elected to a 4-year term as Member-at-Large of the Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences Section of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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- Dr. Michael E. Mann: Get the anti-science bent out of politics
ESSC Director Dr. Michael Mann's recent op-ed in the Washington Post remarks on the political implications of recent attacks on climate science.
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- NSF Awards Major Climate Change Education Grant to Consortium
The National Science Foundation has awarded a Climate Change Education grant to a consortium of zoos, universities, and other institutions. This group, led by the Chicago Zoological Society, includes the Earth System Science Center.
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- Wildlife study says summer heat waves to rise locally
Ed Perry of the National Wildlife Federation appeared with ESSC director Dr. Michael Mann and others to present the latest update to the Federation's regional outlook titled, "More Extreme Heat Waves: Global Warming’s Wake Up Call."
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- ESSC Director Mann comments on Penn State RA-10 Inquiry
ESSC Director Dr. Michael Mann has issued the following statement regarding the recent Penn State Inquiry: "I am very pleased that, after a thorough review, the independent Penn State committee found no evidence to support any of the allegations against me."
Read the entire statement here >>
Read the Penn State Live press release >>
Read the RA-10 Inquiry Report (PDF) >>
- Mann and Kozar release 2010 Atlantic hurricane season prediction
ESSC director Dr. Michael Mann and graduate student Michael Kozar have recently released their prediction for the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from 1 June to 30 November. Mann and Kozar predict an extremely active season due to warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and projections of near-neutral or slightly cool ENSO conditions.
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- Researchers make prediction for 2009 North Atlantic Hurricane Season
Dr. Michael Mann and graduate student Tom Sabbatelli have made a prediction for the 2009 Hurricane season using the statistical model outlined in their 2007 paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research.
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- Climate change show features Penn State faculty
Dr. Michael Mann and Dr. Richard Alley were both interviewed for a program called "How do we know? Physics, Forcings, and Fingerprints," which is part of the National Science Foundation's "To What Degree? What Science is Telling Us About Climate Change" series on the Research Channel.
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- New Research Shows Antarctica Melting, Not Cooling
A new study published in the journal Nature takes a closer look at climate trends in Antarctica and finds that the continent is warming. Co-authored by Dr. Michael Mann, the study represents a reversal from earlier beliefs that Antarctica was cooling.
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Nature editor's summary >>
- Mann pens new book on global warming and the IPCC report
Dr. Michael Mann and Dr. Lee Kump have recently published a new book: Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming.
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- Global warming greatest in the past decade
Dr. Michael Mann has recently published a new article in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences detailing the latest reconstructions of the temperature record for the past 1300 years. This research shows that the temperatures in the last decade are the warmest over this period.
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Article from the Christian Science Monitor >>
- Climate Ethics and Real Climate named one of the Top Green web sites by Time magazine
Climate change blogs Climate Ethics (created by Penn State's Rock Ethics Institute) and Real Climate (co-founded by Dr. Michael Mann) were among the Top 15 Green web sites recognized by Time magazine in the April 28, 2008 special environmental issue.
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The article in Time >>
- Past hurricane counts accurate
Dr. Michael Mann and his student Thomas Sabbatelli have examined the
hurricane and tropical storm counts back to 1870 and determined that
the counts are largely reliable, disputing earlier claims that the
counts may be underestimating by as much as 3 storms per year. This
research is presented in a paper published in Geophysical Research
Letters.
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Read the paper (PDF) >>
- Dr. Michael Mann part of Nobel-winning IPCC panel
The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to former Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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- Geotimes Profiles: Gavin Schmidt and Michael Mann
Carolyn Gramling of Geotimes presents this discussion with the creators of RealClimate.org, including Dr. Michael Mann.
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- Big storms double since last century
Discovery News tackles a recently published journal article about the increasing frequency of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic in the last century. Dr. Michael Mann comments on the article and correlation of rising sea surface temperatures to tropical cyclone activity.
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- More Forecasts of an Active Atlantic Hurricane Season
Science blogger Chris Mooney reports on predictions of another active hurricane season in the North Atlantic. He also points to an upcoming paper in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres from Mr. Thomas Sabbatelli and Dr. Michael Mann on a new tropical forecasting method which takes into account both sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and the state of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
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- A Convenient Untruth
Vanity Fair's "Green Issue" for May 2007 features this article where various scientists and experts, including Dr. Michael Mann, respond to comments from climate change skeptics. Dr. Mann responds to various criticisms surrounding the "hockey-stick" graph of temperatures over the past millennia. The ESSC is also mentioned as a resource for this "Green Issue."
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- Is Earth near its 'tipping points' from global warming?
USA Today reports on potentially devastating impacts of climate change on the planet based on the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Dr. Michael Mann cautions that the report's conclusions may be a bit conservative, since it lacks input from groundbreaking research from the last several months.
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- Scientists debate the influence of solar activity on observed warming
In this article from LiveScience, the debate over solar activity and global warming is presented. Astronomers have noted warming trends on other planets, leading them to speculate that Earth's warming is also influenced by increased solar activity. Dr. Michael Mann counters that changes in solar activity accounts for a small fraction (less than 1%) of Earth's warming.
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- The Ununited States, When It Comes to the Weather
Recent record snowstorms in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains while the eastern seaboard experience spring-like record warmth has demonstrated how different parts of the United States can have differing opinions on the state of climate due to local weather conditions. The New York Times examines this issue, interviewing Dr. Michael Mann and others.
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