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Unraveling the Great Global Warming Debate: Analyzing Controversies and Uncertainties

Explore the hotly debated topic of global warming through the lens of "The Great Global Warming Swindle." Evaluate the validity of arguments, credibility of scientists, and impact on Africa's development. Delve into skeptic types and the challenge of uncertainty in climate science. Debunk the myth of 1970s global cooling.

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Unraveling the Great Global Warming Debate: Analyzing Controversies and Uncertainties

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  1. Controversies & Uncertainties • Current Weather • Finish Great Global Warming Swindle • Great Global Warming Swindle Discussion • Curry & Webster (2012) Discussion • Peterson et al. (2008) Discussion For Wednesday: Read Ch. 12 (pp. 376-379) Reminder: Annotated Bibliography due on AsUlearn by 11:55 PM tonight!

  2. Great Global Warming Swindle • What are your reactions to the arguments raised in Great Global Warming Swindle? • Based on what you have learned this semester, which statements are valid, which are stretched, and which are flat out wrong? • Are the scientists interviewed credible? Why or why not? • What do you make of the connection to development in Africa?

  3. Types of Skeptics • Trend skeptics – no upward trend in temperatures • Attribution skeptics – no anthropogenic forcing on climate change • Impact skeptics – science is overstated for future impacts

  4. The Uncertainty Monster • How do we treat uncertainty in climate science?

  5. Myth of the 1970s Global Cooling

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