Tagged: Andrew Dessler

A physicist speaks: Dessler on climate sensitivity – very unlikely to be less than 2ºC - Hot Topic

Gareth Renowden • Aug 05, 2013 •

• Andrew Dessler,
• AR5,
• Climate,
• Climate Science,
• sensitivity

There’s been much ado about climate sensitivity — the amount of warming we expect for a doubling of CO2 in the atmosphere — in the last month or two. A couple of recent papers, and an expected slight adjustment to the likely range in the upcoming IPCC fifth report1, has led to speculation that we […] … Read More

Introduction to Modern Climate Change - Hot Topic

Bryan Walker • Nov 23, 2011 •

• Andrew Dessler,
• Book reviews,
• Climate politics,
• Climate Science

I wouldn’t normally seek a text book for review, but a pre-publication recommendation described this one as excellent reading for any lay person interested in the subject. I’d also seen the author, Andrew Dessler, in an television interview which I wrote about, which was further encouragement. The book is An Introduction to Modern Climate Change. [...] … Read More