Where do people get their info about global warming from?

Question

No debate about whether it's real or not, just interested in the sources people get their info from and also, when you read or hear something do you verify it for yourself (e.g. dig deeper on the internet).

Answer 1

they get it from Al Gore and god knows where he gets it...I think he makes it up

Answer 2

Real Climate, Anthony Watts, Lubos Motls, ICECAP all post discussions of current articles on a regular basis. I then go get the articles discussed and read them.

For all the baggage the the Drudge Report has associated with it, it is nothing more than a collection point for news articles from a variety of newswire services. As such, there is typically a story or two about AGW on the website. It is a good place to read the newsy/politico side of AGW.

Of course, this also assumes that I have the time to do some of the research. And that time has been getting less and less lately.

Answer 3

Well i recently read an article on the yahoo headlines about global warming and scientists know we are at crisis stage now not in 20 or 30 years,the artical had a reference to a book by well known scientist and concerned citizen of planet earth Tim Flannerey and the book is called "The Weather Makers how man is chaging the climate and what it means for life on earth" i am on page 90 and cant put it down,there are plenty of references and test results to let you know where the info is comming from the book is $15 at barnes and noble and a must have if you are interested in knowing more about what WE are doing to our planet

Answer 4

I've read every issue of Scientific American since 1978.

In 1989 the single topic issue was "Managing Planet Earth". In 2005 it was "Crossroads for Planet Earth". Really facinating stuff. We have the knowledge but lack the wisdom and the will.

When a specific question or something that interests me comes up I dig down on the Internet and try to find the source papers or get as close as I can. Then I try to comprehend it to the best of my ability.

Answer 5

I get a surprisingly large amount of it from a single Blog. Tamino.wordpress.com is probably my number one source of info regarding anthropogenic global warming theory. The gentleman writing it is able to explain really complex ideas in a very simple, easy to follow manner. I just couldn't get by without this site.

The second source I use most often is Spencer Weart's website on the history of global warming theory, aip.org/history/climate/ The site is meant as a companion to go along with his book, The Discovery of global warming.

And, of course, my third most used source on climate change is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fourth Assessment Report. Although much of the report is simply too technical for my meagre understanding, the FAQ, and many portions of the chapters, have helped foster my understanding of the theory a great deal.

I'm sure there are many others, such as RealClimate, Wikipedia (Oh Noes!!1!), and few books on climate change I have (Such as The Rough Guide To Climate Change), and magazines like Scientific American, but those three I mentioned above are by far the places I most frequent for info on the theory.

Answer 6

I get my information from three main sources: peer-reviewed research using Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com , http://climateaudit.org and http://climatesci.colorado.edu

To find peer-reviewed research on a particular subject, I use Google Scholar Advanced Search options. If they want to charge for an article I want to read, I click on the "Web Search" button on Google Scholar and often can find the same article for free. When I find a scientist I think is interesting, I read everything I can that he has published. The second website is a blog run by Stephen McIntyre, the man who broke the Hockey Stick. He is constantly finding errors and exaggerations by climate scientists. The third website is a blog by Roger A Pielke. Pielke is probably the most prolific and respected climatologist on the planet. As influential as he is now, he will become even more influential in the future. He has stopped writing his blog, but he has left it on the web for everyone to access. He has guest bloggers, including guys like Roy Spencer and William Cotton.

Answer 7

They most likely spend million's of dollars just to find out ONE thing and all the money they spend could be going to the poor or they make all the stuff up and try to scary the world but its not that important right now cause they know NOTHING about global warming ?!?!

Answer 8

here running on the radio all day are talk show hosts, about 6 or 7 of them and they discuss everything from global warming to immigration and have callers call in with their views. Then there are all the news radio AND tv stations and programs. Then on Saturdays here on our public broadcasting station they continuously show things about the environment (volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes, smog, why water is disappearing, people from different countries and agriculture, ethynol, windmills, solar, animal migrations, bees, anything you ever wanted to know about and their studies), science, studies universities have been doing.

Answer 9

From pollution to CFC's, I have learned about Earth's problems for years-like 1968. The information is out there some on the net some from college classes. We humans have made a mess in the atmosphere and must clean it up-soon. I put my technology on the web: CoolingEarth.org.

Answer 10

IPCC report, books like George Monbiot's 'Heat', peer-reviewed papers, Real Climate, and online news articles.

I always dig deeper to verify a story - usually trying to find the scientific paper and seeing if Real Climate has an entry on it.

Answer 11

I get a good deal of info from here. I read the pro's and cons of each argument. You and Dana1982 seem to have the most info/research. Mr, Jello and Jim Z always deny any GW info.
I have to admit...I rely on their answers (or lack of a good reply) to make my decisions.