Steroids, baseball, and climate change
Publisher
The National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Year
2012
Body
AtmosNews takes a lighthearted look at an unexpected analogy, explaining why some people call carbon dioxide (and the other greenhouse gases) the steroids of the climate system. Statistics and extreme behavior are involved, whether we're talking about baseball or Earth's atmosphere. NCAR scientist Gerald "Jerry" Meehl explains why.
Thanks to meteorologist Dr. Jeff Masters, climate scientist Dr. Anthony Broccoli, and other colleagues who have introduced the "weather on steroids" analogy to the climate science community.
Language
English
Resource Type
Multimedia
Document Type
Video
Collection
Articles, citations, reports, websites, and multimedia resources focused on rangeland ecology, management, restoration, and other issues on American rangelands.