Chris Mooney is a freelance writer and the author of two books, The Republican War on Science and Storm World.
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March 31, 2007
Category: Hurricanes
Poor Madagascar. Another intense cyclone--Jaya--is heading in its direction. This storm, which just three days ago I was predicting would develop, has now intensified much faster than expected. According to the University of Wisconsin folks, it's already a Category...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 6:16 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 30, 2007
Category: Updates
It's probably a bit late for this notification, but I'm giving a public talk tomorrow: Washington, DC Lecture at "Restoring Scientific Integrity" Conference Saturday, March 31 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Center for Inquiry D.C. 621 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E. $ 10.00, RSVP...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 3:39 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Warming
So says Roger Pielke, Jr., in a very illuminating post. He also adds: "On the very hot-button issues of climate change and the teaching of evolution, Republican political agendas require confronting current scientific consensus." I agree entirely--indeed, that's the whole...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 10:02 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Hurricanes
I'm particularly proud of this currently unnamed tropical cyclone, as I successfully predicted its development. Don't worry, I won't get cocky. Beginner's luck. UPDATE: The storm now has a name, Jaya......
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 6:59 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 29, 2007
Category: Updates
I don't usually announce things like this. But I just noticed that Amazon.com has started selling my first book in hardback for $ 6.99. It was originally $ 24.95. So if you ever wanted a copy but didn't get...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 11:45 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics and Science
During the new Congress so far, we've seen multiple investigations related to the (mis)treatment of climate science by the Bush administration. These, I'm sure, will be ongoing. But as I've frequently said in public talks, perhaps the most pervasive abuses...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 7:29 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 28, 2007
Category: Hurricanes
I'm not a meteorologist. I haven't done an analysis of vertical wind shear, sea surface temperatures, or anything else. Moreover, even the best forecasters have a tough time determining when a severe hurricane will grow out of a more ordinary...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 7:07 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Global Warming
Well, as usual, there's much to say about the latest House hearing on political interferences with climate science. Beforehand, I had the honor of meeting Rep. Brad Miller, who's been a pioneer on this issue. For me, that was probably...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 5:20 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Hurricanes
This year, after being increasingly frustrated with poor or inaccessible records of past hurricanes (in basins other than the Atlantic and East Pacific, anyway), I started keeping my own records. And so I have noted every Joint Typhoon Warning...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 1:09 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics and Science
Later today I'll be heading to the Hill--but probably not blogging til I return. This afternoon action shifts to the House Committee on Science and Technology, and more specifically, to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight. The chair, Rep. Brad...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 7:35 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 27, 2007
Category: Miscellaneous
My last Huffington Post entry, about why many Republicans reject mainstream climate science, now has 125 comments. That's gotta be a personal best for me as a blogger. Of course, a lot of it has to do with the fact...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 3:50 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Hurricanes
The South Pacific island chain of Vanuatu is a kind of canary in the coalmine for global warming. A settlement on Vanuatu's Tegua Island has already had to be relocated due to sea level rise. (See also here.) The problem...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 11:15 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics and Science
My column from the latest issue of Seed just went up. It's a rather ambitious one, laying out a five step plan for restoring scientific integrity in Washington, D.C. You can read the piece to see all of the steps...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 7:08 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 26, 2007
Category: Global Warming
My latest Huffington Post entry is up; it's an attempt to add to the ongoing dialogue about why so many in the GOP are still in denial about global warming....
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 10:26 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Speaking Science
Matt Nisbet has some heartening news: A science communication bill has been introduced in Congress, one that would fund the National Science Foundation to invest in training scientists to become better communicators. Committee chair Bart Gordon and Rep. Doris O....
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 9:46 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Personal
I'm a worst-case scenario kind of thinker. My May 2005 article about the destruction of New Orleans by a Category 5 hurricane--an article published about 100 days before Katrina--certainly demonstrated as much. I think it's rational to worry about extreme...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 7:30 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
