“NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Anthony Leiserowitz (@ecotone2) with the @YaleClimateComm about what the climate disasters this summer mean for society's perception of climate change.” n.pr/44MfCeL
Some good news! Progress is being made - we just need more and faster…
(TLDR I’ve highlighted some key things in the article)
readwise.io/reader/shared/01…
“It’s up to everyone else to demand climate action right now,” Ms. Thomasson said. “Not in a year, not tomorrow, but right now. Actually yesterday.”
via @NYTimesnytimes.com/2023/07/31/clima…
How media and politicians frame extreme weather shapes how people view climate change.
Let's not call it “the new normal,” says @ecotone2@YaleClimateComm. “We're on a roller coaster. This is the new abnormal. And it's getting worse.”
businessinsider.com/extreme-…
On climate change, we often assume people are either believers or deniers.
I don't like either label, because climate change is not a religion.
Instead, I prefer the 6 categories identified by @YaleClimateComm for the US. climatecommunication.yale.ed…
ALT The Yale Program on Climate Change's Six Americas of Global Warming categories.
🚨TWO more job openings here at @YaleClimateComm!
➡️Geospatial Data Scientist
➡️Data Analyst
Wonderful chance to work with @JMarlonPhD, @MethodsMaven, @ecotone2, and the larger team.
Please share with interested candidates 🙏🙏
More info in links below.
"Extreme heat events that were essentially impossible in the old climate — with a probability of 0.003% in a given year — have become a factor of 1,000 more likely."
excellent explainer from the always-excellent @DrJeffMastersyaleclimateconnections.org/2…
This is a big deal, folks. It shows that an electrical appliance is WINNING the race against a fossil-fuel based counterpart. And every time a household chooses to electrify another aspect of their life, we get one step closer to a #RewiredAmerica. ⚡
ALT A line graph illustrating how heat pup sales have exceeded gas sales.
Great articles this week at Yale Climate Connections:
The other "big one" - how a megaflood would impact California
Zombie energy myths are circulating again - don't let them eat your brain!
Building artificial beaver dams in drought-stricken Montana
mailchi.mp/yaleclimateconnec…
Please apply & share! Our Yale Public Voices on the Climate Crisis Fellowship will train 20 climate change thought leaders, esp those with historically underrepresented backgrounds, in op-ed writing & leadership skills. @YaleClimateComm climatecommunication.yale.ed…
🚨New paper! Evaluating the terms Americans use to refer to carbon emissions
We dive into Americans' beliefs and top-of-mind associations towards the terms: greenhouse gas emissions, carbon emissions, and carbon pollution
Paper: bit.ly/3R4CSzn
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We are hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow here @YaleClimateComm!
Please share with your networks and interested candidates 🙏
If you're on the postdoc market (and even if your research is not climate-focused), read on! 🧵
Job description: bit.ly/3Z8O8yu