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The 'mini ice age' hoopla is a giant failure of science communication
2015-07-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: This month theres been a hoopla about a mini ice age, and unfortunately it tells us more about failures of science communication than the climate. Such failures can maintain the illusion of doubt and uncertainty, even when theres a scientific consensus that the world is warming. The story starts benignly with a peer-reviewed paper and a presentation in early July by Professor Valentina Zharkova, from Northumbria University, at Britains National Astronomy Meeting. The paper presents a model for...
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