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Andrew Dessler
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Andrew Dessler
@AndrewDessler
Prof of Atmospheric Sciences & climate scientist @ Texas A&M; AGU and AAAS Fellow; Native Texan; find out what I think at theclimatebrink.com
- One of the things you learn as a scientist is the ability to look at a plot and think, "that just doesn't look right." That's the feeling I got when I saw this plot that Lomborg is currently pushing.
- if you're wondering why climate impacts seem to be getting much worse suddenly, let me introduce you to the concept of non-linearity. A short 🧵:
- If you don't like all of the climate disasters happening in 2020, I have some bad news for you about the rest of your life.
- I just got a copy of the embargoed IPCC Summary for Policymakers. I hate to break the embargo, but this is too important to wait. Here it is, the entire SPM. Surprisingly, it's just one paragraph long.
- one of my favorite things about eclipses: if you look at the shadow of the Sun below a tree, you can see an image of the crescent Sun. it's the same physics as a pin-hole camera.
- It's the most magical time of the year — when estimates of last year's global average temperature anomaly come out. Time to dust off my "last year was hot" auto-response.
- Please take a moment and appreciate how good the National Hurricane Center's forecasts are. They are literally saving lives. Then, realize that Trump's Project 2025 wants to privatize it, so that people would have to pay for this. That's a bad idea.
- Dear reporters: At this point, you should assume that every severe heat wave has been made worse by climate change — that should now be the null hypothesis. If someone wants to argue that climate change played no role, the burden of proof is on them. Signed, climate science
- Quick 🧵 on wet bulb temperature and why it matters for human survivability. To understand this, first some facts about the human body. To survive, humans need to keep their body temperature within a few degrees of 98°F.
- I have some very bad news about the rest of your lifei am tired of talking about the weather
- Senator Cornyn: I'm a climate scientist at Texas A&M. I'd be happy to explain why, even though it's summer, July's temperatures were extreme — and how we know humans are responsible. I'd be happy to put together a briefing for and/or your staff.It’s summer, Chuck
- My 8th grader just came to me for help with his science homework — he asked me if I knew what El Nino was. I excitedly told him to have a seat while I opened a powerpoint file with 200 slides ...
