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Richard Somerville

Richard Somerville

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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.

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The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change

The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change

1996

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May 13, 2007: Climate Change and Global Warming - Richard Somerville

May 13, 2007
2h 35m
Art Bell welcomes climate scientist Richard Somerville, a distinguished professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, for a thorough discussion of global warming and its accelerating impacts. Somerville explains the basic science behind the greenhouse effect and presents evidence that human carbon dioxide em...