Posted on Oct 6, 2023
What Earth's past can teach us about climate change and our future
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When we talk about climate change, we usually talk about the future, like how much sea level and temperatures are expected to rise.
But Michael Mann wants to look at the earth's past to take lessons on climate change. His new book is “Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis.”
Mann is director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania. He joins host Peter O'Dowd.
But Michael Mann wants to look at the earth's past to take lessons on climate change. His new book is “Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis.”
Mann is director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania. He joins host Peter O'Dowd.
What Earth's past can teach us about climate change and our future
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University of Pennsylvania
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."A consequence of this uncertainty, as we’ll see, is that the answers aren’t always cut and dry—this is particularly true as we go back in time and the data become both sparser and fuzzier. Our instinct is to try to come up with simple analogs and definitive conclusions. But science doesn’t work that way, and a complex system like Earth’s climate certainly doesn’t work like that. So we must embrace nuance, too—and indeed it is one of our greatest tools as we seek answers to the key questions about our climate past and our climate future."...
..."A consequence of this uncertainty, as we’ll see, is that the answers aren’t always cut and dry—this is particularly true as we go back in time and the data become both sparser and fuzzier. Our instinct is to try to come up with simple analogs and definitive conclusions. But science doesn’t work that way, and a complex system like Earth’s climate certainly doesn’t work like that. So we must embrace nuance, too—and indeed it is one of our greatest tools as we seek answers to the key questions about our climate past and our climate future."...
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