{"id":263300,"date":"2023-06-22T11:59:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T09:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=263300"},"modified":"2023-06-22T11:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T09:59:45","slug":"john-christy-on-making-sense-of-data-in-the-climate-change-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=263300","title":{"rendered":"John Christy on making sense of data in the climate change debate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"418\" data-attachment-id=\"263304\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=263304\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-22-115844.png?fit=964%2C557&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"964,557\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Screenshot-2023-06-22-115844\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-22-115844.png?fit=723%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-22-115844.png?resize=723%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-22-115844.png?w=964&amp;ssl=1 964w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-22-115844.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/00Screenshot-2023-06-22-115844.png?resize=768%2C444&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AcademicInfluence\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/ytc\/AGIKgqOvGpcu4bdP0Z5ghHnnrd3KYGMzf-ubu6mg5pkc=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\" alt=\"\">Academic Influence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann notes climatologist Dr. John R. Christy as a compelling voice on the other side of the climate change debate. Dr. Christy, a pioneer in measuring global temperatures by satellite, discusses challenges to understanding data from satellites, balloons, and terrestrial weather stations. He also examines the impact of CO\u2082 and the practical problem with climate models driving energy policy worldwide, especially in developing nations. Distinguished professor of Atmospheric Science and director of the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, as well as the Alabama state climatologist, Dr. Christy talks with Dr. Jed Macosko, academic director of AcademicInfluence.com and professor of physics at Wake Forest University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See Dr. Christy&#8217;s profile at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFdKdmlSSWdyUTBfcm1JUF9LLUhBaUVuNExJUXxBQ3Jtc0ttR0JWY2J5TWFKRUM4dEpNdm45b0QtZW8tcDVxOGx0UHBRYzdGTFZCRXhrWkdOM2ZhVDZDVGpGeEQxcVROQ0s4SVktMHZoakhKc19LcjR1RlVaemxvMzUxY0NUUzFQMl9rNWhOazJWUlR6ZkhYSkhNdw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Facademicinfluence.com%2Fpeople%2Fjohn-christy&amp;v=ULpGDnuz308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/academicinfluence.com\/people\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested in pursuing your own research in climate change? Check out the best research universities for the Earth Sciences: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU0xZzVuYXlyclpnS3lzUXJQQWtwQ0xyVTZWQXxBQ3Jtc0trWlNCNFJsVVRNaGNWNmRWVW1nZ19WQ0p6TkdsYkhJVTNWcl9Nc256bEE0N3VkSUpsQUFaQXFkZVYtVVFieEd1UTdIOTNKX0VYNDdsWDMxZXd4S081WkVxVFJUUlp4a0V6dmt0TFV0VG1fQUMyMUNCbw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Facademicinfluence.com%2Frankings%2Fdiscipline%2Fbest-earth-sciences-research-universities&amp;v=ULpGDnuz308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/academicinfluence.com\/ranking&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ULpGDnuz308?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann notes climatologist Dr. John R. 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