25 September 2020
The Most Important Thing You Can Do About Climate Change
Posted by Dan Satterfield
Me and Dr. Hayhoe at a science conference a couple of years ago. When it comes to communicating science, she is a rock star.
There is a LOT of evidence from psychologists that how we discuss climate change is very important. It turns out that it’s very easy to reinforce wrong beliefs. You can end up leaving someone who is uncertain about how serious the issue is with an even stronger opinion that is not based on facts.
How can we do better?
Dr.Katherine Hayhoe at Texas Tech University is IMHO the expert in doing it right.
Her TED talk from 2018 is a must-watch.
Now watch this edition of Star Talk with Dr Neil de Grasse Tyson. He had Dr. Hayhoe on and there is some great info here about climate change and how to talk about it. I need this more than anyone!
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.