{"id":294554,"date":"2024-01-11T13:19:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T12:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=294554"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T12:19:37","slug":"dr-matthew-wielicki-i-refuse-to-stay-silent-about-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=294554","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Matthew Wielicki: I Refuse to Stay Silent about Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"404\" data-attachment-id=\"294558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=294558\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-11-131808.png?fit=1174%2C656&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1174,656\" 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=\"0Screenshot-2024-01-11-131808\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-11-131808.png?fit=723%2C404&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-11-131808.png?resize=723%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-11-131808.png?resize=1024%2C572&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-11-131808.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-11-131808.png?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-11-131808.png?w=1174&amp;ssl=1 1174w\" 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\/@PragerU\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/yt3.ggpht.com\/AFbSJ1WVZi7EOp65mpW6VnCr3Pg8aLkEea3en2xVYFOazk3MqwDyt9CCLpIMyUIQwKQdmfqSDg=s48-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@PragerU\">PragerU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Dr. Matthew Wielicki refused to stay silent about climate change and earth science, he became a professor-in-exile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though members of the scientific community routinely discuss the negative effects of irrational fear in private, they dare not speak out lest they lose their positions and research funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Wielicki shares his story and encourages the next generation to reject the doomsday narrative and maintain hope for the future.<\/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; 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