Communicating on climate

Pope Francis and Re-Framing the Discussion on Climate Change

 The biggest climate change news of 2015 has come from a rather unlikely source: The Vatican of Rome.

Zachary Schuster
Jul 20, 2015

Making Sense of Americans' Opinions About Climate Change

The folks who did the renowned "Six Americas" study are back with more interesting data on opinions toward climate change and climate change adaptation. The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication has recently published a paper that breaks down opinions about climate change in the United States down geographically, from the national all the way down to the county level. And since their focus is on communication they have also developed a nice website to graphically present their data.    

Zachary Schuster
Jul 7, 2015

Pope Francis Uses Faith and Science to Discuss Climate Change (and Fish!)

This post orginally appeared on The Fisheries Blog on June 22, 2015. 

Abigail (Abby) Lynch
Jul 2, 2015

Adaptation Takes Center Stage

St. Louis is better known by some as the gateway to the West.  On May 12 - 15, 2015 it became a gateway for adaptation and collaboration.  The National Adaptation Forum (NAF) was hosted in St. Louis this year, and it was one of those rare meetings which gathered scientists and stakeholders in the same room.  Bi-annually, the NAF brings together a community dedicated to incorporating climate information into decision making.  By it’s nature, the NAF focuses on the themes of understanding, engagement, and collaboration.

Adrienne Wootten
Jun 29, 2015

Adaptive Science Communication: An Approach to an Uncertain Communication Environment

This post originally appeared on March 22, 2013 and is part of our throw-back series.

Kristin Timm
Jul 9, 2015

What Does Your Medium Say About Your Message

This post originally appeared on May 30, 2013 and is part of our throw-back series.

Communication theory was one of the most thought provoking classes in my graduate education. As we uncovered a new theory each week, it was like someone was pulling back the layers of everyday life and human interactions, and I could begin to understand some of the processes driving each one. As in any field, there are some theories that are much easier to see and apply than others. One that I have been thinking about a lot lately is Marshall McLuhan’s theory of Media Ecology.

Kristin Timm
Aug 19, 2015

Changing Style Mid-Breath: Communicating Climate Change Research to Different Audiences

This post originally appeared October 19, 2012 and is part of our throw-back series.

Winslow Hansen
Aug 6, 2015

Extreme Science Porn But Where Are The Social Scientists?

I wrote this post after attending the National Adaptation Forum in Denver, where over 500 academics, advocates and practitioners came together to talk about the state of climate adaptation in the US. One night the screened James Balog’s ‘Chasing Ice’ an inspiring piece of extreme adventure science porn. The film is presents a classic David and Golaiath narrative of a nature photographer with a masters in geomorphology on a quest to photographically document retreating glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere.

Carina Wyborn
Aug 11, 2013

Leaking of the IPCC's 5th Assessment Report and The Philosophy of Publishing

As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change prepares to release its fifth assessment report, they asked for reviewers to read the draft and comment. Nearly anyone can sign up as and “expert reviewer” as long as they agree to confidentiality. In early December, one reviewer by the name of Alec Rawls decided the document he reviewed provides evidence that humans are not the primary cause of recent climate change. Thus, it was his responsibility to get the word out. Breaking his confidentiality agreement, he leaked the IPCC’s report.

Winslow Hansen
Jan 21, 2013

Communicating Science! With Your Friends

Howdy folks, I’m Zach, I live in Wisconsin, and I like water. I imagine you’ve heard a lot of stereotypes about Wisconsin – we love cheese, we wear cheese on our heads, and we love beer. Well let me just start by saying that these stereotypes are absolutely … 100% true.

Zachary Schuster
Aug 6, 2013