Kevin Trenberth
From New Zealand, Kevin Trenberth is a distinguished senior scientist at NCAR, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, where he has worked since 1984. After a doctoral degree at MIT, and a stint as a professor at University of Illinois, he joined NCAR. He has been heavily engaged in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (and shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007), and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).
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Has Climate Change Really Improved U.S. Weather?
The trends in heat waves, drought and extreme precipitation would all seem to indicate that the weather overall has become more unpleasant.
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What North America Can Expect From El Nino
Understanding El Ni帽o can allow us to be prepared for possible unusual effects, but we can and should act to slow down climate change.