How Close Are We to Dangerous Warming of the Planet?
How Close Are We to Dangerous Warming of the Planet? A discussion of the concept of “equilibrium climate sensitivity”, what it tells us about future global warming, and the efforts we need to make to avoid catastrophic warming of the planet.
Michael E. Mann is Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University, with joint appointments in the Department of Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI). He is also director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center (ESSC).