Richard Somerville

Richard Somerville (born 1941) is a distinguished professor emeritus of climate science at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), recognized for decades of research into climate modeling and atmospheric physics. As a leading voice in public climate communication, he has appeared on late-night radio to discuss the science behind global warming, weather extremes, and the urgent need for evidence-based climate policy.