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Communicating the science of climate change

Richard C. J. Somerville, Susan Joy Hassol

Physics Today · 2011 · 194 citations · 8 references

Concepts

Climate SciencesResponsible SciencePublic PolicyEngineeringClimate ScientistsScience CommunicationClimate ActionClimate CommunicationClimate Adaptation ScienceClimate CrisisClimate PolicyScience And Technology StudiesResearch EthicsCommunicationArtsEarth ScienceClimate Change

Abstract

It is urgent that climate scientists improve the ways they convey their findings to a poorly informed and often indifferent public.

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