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I wasn't worried about climate change. Now I am.

I wasn't worried about climate change. Now I am.

FromScience with Sabine


I wasn't worried about climate change. Now I am.

FromScience with Sabine

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode I explain what climate sensitivity is and why it is important. Climate sensitivity is a number that roughly speaking tells us how fast climate change will get worse. A few years ago, after various software improvements, a bunch of climate models began having a much higher climate sensitivity than previously. Climate scientists have come up with reasons for why to ignore this. I think it's a bad idea to ignore this.

This episode comes with a quiz which you can take here.
Released:
Feb 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (57)

Science news and updates from Sabine Hossenfelder. As simple as possible, but not any simpler.