Skill set two:

CLIMATE SCIENCE


Upcoming on 14 October, 4pm GMT:

Key take-aways from the IPCC:

a ‘Twitterchat’ with Prof. Michael Mann

 

To better understand the most important points contained in the new IPCC report, we have the unique opportunity to raise our questions directly with Prof. Michael Mann one of the climate scientists who has done the most to inform decision makers and the public about the climate crisis. He will help us understand what are the key take away from the latest climate science (click here for a confirmation of the time in your timezone).

Below, you’ll find a few useful resources to help you prepare and participate in the chat. Part #1 has a few quick links with overviews of climate science. Part #2 displays the Storify report from our conversation with Michael Mann.


 

Part #1. Basic overviews of the latest climate science:

To begin with, explore the following resources to get overview of climate and the key take-aways contained in the most recent scientific research on climate change:

VIDEO: Understanding why our Earth system is warming
Take a few minutes to listen to three top scientists provide a short update on the state of climate science (including responding some of the questions raised recently) and highlight how the scientific community is working to better understand climate change.

 
GRAPHS: The 5 Most Sobering Charts from the IPCC Climate Report→
Thanks to senior science writer Andrew Freedman, you can discover the key messages of the IPCC report in just a glance: Andrew extracted the 5 most important charts from the IPCC report.


 

Part #2. The Storify report of our conversation with Prof. Mann