In this handout GOES satellite image provided by NASA, Hurricane Sandy churns off the East Coast as it moves north on Oct. 28, 2012, in the Atlantic Ocean. (NASA/Getty Images)
Scientists discuss link between climate change and severe weather
LISTEN
Copy and paste the HTML below to embed this audio onto your web page.
Audio player code:
From the Climate One series at the Commonwealth Club of California, three climate scientists who were part of a UN report on severe weather around the world discuss the links between burning fossil fuels and severe storms and drought.
Guests
-
Chris Field: Professor of earth system sciences, Stanford University
-
Richard Alley: Professor of geosciences at Pennsylvania State University
-
Michael Oppenheimer: Professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University
-
Richard Muller: Professor of physics at University of California-Berkeley.
-
Karen O'Brien: Professor of sociology and human geology at University of Olso
-
David Friedberg: CEO of The Climate Corporation
-
Greg Dalton: Moderator of Climate One, at the Commonwealth Club of Calfornia
More from MPR
Resources