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Weinkle, Maue & Pielke paper referenced in Washington Post on super typhoons
Weinkle, Maue & Pielke paper referenced in Washington Post on super typhoons Everything you need to know about “super typhoons” by Brad Plumer What are the long-term trends in tropical cyclones? It’s not very clear. Last year, three researchers at … Continue reading
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Max Boykoff and Shawn Olson referenced in Guardian Article
Max Boykoff and Shawn Olson referenced in Guardian article Climate contrarians are more celebrity than scientist A new study identifies climate contrarians as a keystone species in the denial ecosystem by John Abraham By now, we must all be aware … Continue reading
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Webcast now Available for Noontime Seminar on Probabilities of Terrorist Events
Webcast now Available for November 6 Noontime Seminar on Probabilities of Terrorist Events Estimating the Historical and Future Probabilities of Large Terrorist Events by Aaron Clauset, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder Watch the webcast Abstract: Quantities with … Continue reading
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Just Updated: Media and Climate Change Figures
Just Updated Media & Climate Change Figures: World, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK, & US Updated through October 2013 Max Boykoff and Maria Mansfield first assembled this figure while conducting research at the University of Oxford, Environmental Change Institute. … Continue reading
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Max Boykoff quoted in a ClimateWare on media and climate change
Max Boykoff quoted in ClimateWire How media pushed climate change ‘pause’ into the mainstream by Stephanie Paige Ogburn Hot topic’ got warmed in ‘conservative circles’ Even the Union of Concerned Scientists, whose position on global warming sits in the human-caused … Continue reading
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Roger Pielke, Jr. on FIFA reform
Roger Pielke, Jr. was referenced in the news regarding the 2013 Play the Game conference on FIFA Reform FIFA Reform – is it producing results? playthegame.org by Marcus Hoy Has football’s world governing body implemented any meaningful reforms since the much-criticised … Continue reading
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New CSTPR Publication by Max Boykoff and Shawn Olson
New CSTPR Publication by Max Boykoff and Shawn Olson ‘Wise contrarians’: A keystone species in contemporary climate science, politics and policy Boykoff, M. T. and S. K. Olson (2013), ‘Wise contrarians’: a keystone species in contemporary climate science, politics and … Continue reading
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Australia’s carbon debate mirrors global follies
New publication by Roger Pielke, Jr. in Lowy Institute’s The Interpreter Australia’s carbon debate mirrors global follies by Roger Pielke, Jr. Australia’s longest-running tragedy is starting a new season with a new cast but the same familiar follies. Of course … Continue reading
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Call for applications: CU Boulder Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Internship Program
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS CU Boulder Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Internship Program Applicants are sought from Master’s degree and Ph.D. students for placement in IFRC regional field offices in Southern and East Africa for a period of approximately 3 months. … Continue reading
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Max Boykoff’s media and climate change work referenced in Mother Jones
Max Boykoff’s media and climate change work referenced in Mother Jones 4 Reasons You Should Worry About Another Sandy One year after the destruction, here’s what we know about climate change and storms by Chris Mooney One year ago, when … Continue reading
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