This May 3, 2010 file photo, shows an aerial view of a flooded neighborhood in Nashville, Tenn. Extreme rainstorms and snowfalls have grown substantially stronger, two studies suggest, with scientists for the first time finding the telltale fingerprints of man-made global warming on downpours that often cause deadly flooding.
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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Diane Rehm's discussion of "The New Consensus On Climate Change," includes Cal Berkeley "MacArthur genius," Richard Muller, who, until recently, considered anthropogenic global warming "unsettled science."
Despite ample funding by the
Koch brothers, Professor Muller has done what human beings rarely do: He has
recanted.
In Muller's revised
view, global warming is not only real but predominantly attributable to
human activity.
Here is The
Nub. Government policy is always based on "Preponderance of Evidence,"
never on "Absolute Certainty."
The preponderance of evidence
is now overwhelming.
In fact, there is far more
evidence to support anthropogenic global warming than supports most government
policy regardless its partisan origin.
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New Consensus On Climate Change
The United Nations Environment Program says the news about climate change is "bad and getting worse." In the U.S. alone, thousands of heat records have been matched or set so far this year. Most climate scientists have long accepted that the planet is warming and human activity is partly to blame. But global warming deniers have had a strong voice in the debate - along with substantial research dollars from conservatives such as the Koch brothers. Diane will talk with a prominent skeptic who has changed his mind. And her guests will explore not just the dire predictions, but also possible solutions.
Guests
Juliet Eilperin
national environmental reporter for The Washington Post and author of "Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks."
Michael MacCracken
chief scientist at Climate Institute and lead editor for the book “Sudden and Disruptive Climate Change: Exploring the Real Risks and How We Can Avoid Them.”
Richard Muller
professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of "Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines."
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