James Hansen now has a substack account. The first submission is a paper – “Seeing the Forest for the Trees - about climate sensitivity by Hansen and Kharecha. The IPCC has long held that it is about 3.0C. The paper proves that the number is actually 4.5C. At the end of the paper there is an explanation of why Hansen has returned to Columbia University and now has a substack and is getting ready to publish his new book.
“When we presented our most recent paper, responses in the media by other scientists consisted of ad hominem attacks on the first author, e.g., ‘Hansen exaggerates, ‘‘Hansen makes lots of mistakes,’ ‘Hansen is not collegial,’ and comments that our analysis was ‘too simple’ and our conclusions were ‘outside the mainstream.’ None of the comments addressed the climate science in our paper, which we have summarized here. Yet these few articles in the media, appearing on the day that our paper came out, were sufficient to shut down public discussion of our paper. Issues raised in our paper are relevant to understanding the course of climate change. So, how is it that a small (all-male) clique is able to control the climate research conversation? At least they spurred the first author to move back to Columbia University (see End of an Era), where it may be possible to work more with young people, and hopefully communicate more effectively.” Elsewhere, Hansen calls these recent papers and findings a “BFD” (Big F##king Deal)!
The first thing that comes to mind for me in this polarized world is could this cause tension between Greenland and Canada with respect to jurisdiction? We've seen the border move in the Swiss alps, so anything is possible, especially now with Isostatic rebound in the region increasing tectonic activity and redrawing our maps.
From the movie Coal Miner's Daughter... "I may be ignorant but I ain't stupid." And therein lines the difference between someone who understands they don't know something but could learn about it from someone who just plain chooses to not learn. Exposing yourself (and us) to these geological reports gives us "ignorant" folks a chance to do a little more research and learn if we choose to. Thanks!
James Hansen now has a substack account. The first submission is a paper – “Seeing the Forest for the Trees - about climate sensitivity by Hansen and Kharecha. The IPCC has long held that it is about 3.0C. The paper proves that the number is actually 4.5C. At the end of the paper there is an explanation of why Hansen has returned to Columbia University and now has a substack and is getting ready to publish his new book.
“When we presented our most recent paper, responses in the media by other scientists consisted of ad hominem attacks on the first author, e.g., ‘Hansen exaggerates, ‘‘Hansen makes lots of mistakes,’ ‘Hansen is not collegial,’ and comments that our analysis was ‘too simple’ and our conclusions were ‘outside the mainstream.’ None of the comments addressed the climate science in our paper, which we have summarized here. Yet these few articles in the media, appearing on the day that our paper came out, were sufficient to shut down public discussion of our paper. Issues raised in our paper are relevant to understanding the course of climate change. So, how is it that a small (all-male) clique is able to control the climate research conversation? At least they spurred the first author to move back to Columbia University (see End of an Era), where it may be possible to work more with young people, and hopefully communicate more effectively.” Elsewhere, Hansen calls these recent papers and findings a “BFD” (Big F##king Deal)!
Wow! Hansen on Substack, and also back at Columbia. Thank you for sharing this surprising information, Red_Dog.
The first thing that comes to mind for me in this polarized world is could this cause tension between Greenland and Canada with respect to jurisdiction? We've seen the border move in the Swiss alps, so anything is possible, especially now with Isostatic rebound in the region increasing tectonic activity and redrawing our maps.
https://kevinhester.live/2016/07/31/isostatic-rebound-and-our-rocky-future/
Thank you for this link to the very important isostatic rebound. The last thing we need in international politics is more tension!
With an apology for my redundant responses, thank you for your ongoing collegiality. Indeed, thank you for all you do to support my work.
From the movie Coal Miner's Daughter... "I may be ignorant but I ain't stupid." And therein lines the difference between someone who understands they don't know something but could learn about it from someone who just plain chooses to not learn. Exposing yourself (and us) to these geological reports gives us "ignorant" folks a chance to do a little more research and learn if we choose to. Thanks!
Overcoming ignorance was my goal for more than 20 years in College and University classrooms. You expressed this goal perfectly, Mez.