Dr. James E. Hansen
Columbia University
Earth Institute
New York, NY 10027 USA
"Storms of My Grandchildren", by James Hansen
On the webpage "Updating the Climate Science: What Path is the Real World Following?", Drs. Makiko Sato and James Hansen update figures in the book Storms of My Grandchildren (see LA Times review) and present updated graphs and discussion of key quantities that help provide understanding of how climate change is developing and how effective or ineffective global actions are in affecting climate forcings and future climate change. A few errata in Storms are also provided.
Recent Communications
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- May 9, 2013: Norway, Canada, United States and Tar Sands: A commentary.
- Apr. 15, 2013: Exaggeration, Jumping the Gun, and Venus Syndrome: Essay on climate science communication.
- Apr. 4, 2013: Pipeline to Disaster & Climate Maverick: LA Times opinion piece & NY Times article.
- Mar. 29, 2013: Doubling Down on Our Faustian Bargain. Essay on the missing climate data.
Recent Presentations
September 2012:
A New Age of Risk:
Presentation given at Columbia University on Sep. 22.
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Recent Video
December 2012: Discussion at Climate One about Superstorm Sandy and Carbon Pricing.
Recent Scholarly Publications
Hansen, J., P. Kharecha, and Mki. Sato, 2013: Climate forcing growth rates: Doubling down on our Faustian bargain. Environ. Res. Lett., 8, 011006, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/011006.
Hansen, J., Mki. Sato, and R. Ruedy, 2013: Reply to Stone et al.: Human-made role in local temperature extremes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., doi:10.1073/pnas.1301494110.
Hansen, J., Mki. Sato, and R. Reudy, 2013: Reply to Rhines and Huybers: Changes in the frequency of extreme summer heat. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 110, E547-E548, doi:10.1073/pnas.1220916110.
Other Recent Publications
Apr. 4, 2013: Keystone XL: The pipeline to disaster. Op-ed in the Los Angeles Times.
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