Tweets
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Can models predict unprecedented extremes like the 2021 Western North American Heat Wave? (p. 110)
Can models predict unprecedented extremes like the 2021 Western North American Heat Wave? (p. 110)
The Climate Demon at the #AGU21 conference
The Climate Demon at the #AGU21 conference
Making predictions with the CMIP6 ensemble (p.298)
Making predictions with the CMIP6 ensemble (p.298)
Wasn’t there a “just say in models” account for climate change results that were only based on GCMs? (p.234)
Wasn’t there a “just say in models” account for climate change results that were only based on GCMs? (p.234)
"[E]conomists have no idea what the impact of climate change on our economy will be. They don't even agree on the shape of the function." (p.289)
"[E]conomists have no idea what the impact of climate change on our economy will be. They don't even agree on the shape of the function." (p.289)
"[W]e're generally in the climate-change field not talking about futures that are worse than today"
"[W]e're generally in the climate-change field not talking about futures that are worse than today"
"[Net zero] is so deeply flawed and so vulnerable to green washing ..." (p.308)
"[Net zero] is so deeply flawed and so vulnerable to green washing ..." (p.308)
"How would you explain a Rosbby wave ...?" (p.21)
"How would you explain a Rosbby wave ...?" (p.21)
Switching from physics to climate science (p.67)
Switching from physics to climate science (p.67)
Syukuro Manabe, Nobel Prize (p.132)
Syukuro Manabe, Nobel Prize (p.132)
"[O]n a planet with finite resources, infinite growth is logically impossible"
"[O]n a planet with finite resources, infinite growth is logically impossible"
"[E]xplain how misleading it is to argue that those who advocate for climate action must be entirely carbon-free themselves first" (p.309)
"[E]xplain how misleading it is to argue that those who advocate for climate action must be entirely carbon-free themselves first" (p.309)
Should models be made simpler? (p.132)
Should models be made simpler? (p.132)
Are extreme data excluded from climate models as being erroneous?
Are extreme data excluded from climate models as being erroneous?
On the self-assumed "smartness" of physicists
On the self-assumed "smartness" of physicists