Judith Curry: A Vanishing Breed
Segment # 207
Curry is an anomaly in today’s world. Labeled a climate denier by some is an ad hominem attack without merit. She has left academia and now with her unique perspective advises governments and corporations how to deal with our climate that is provably changing. Her advice extends from duties as an expert witness to long term economic planning. As to climate modeling that has proven to be inaccurate in so many ways, Curry says “compute less and think more”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4AAN0H8MRg Judith Curry - Climate Science and the Uncertainty Monster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tPGcDXfVnc - Climate Uncertainty and Risk: The Atlas Society Asks Dr. Judith Curry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqsZV8i3O1E - 2024 Annual GWPF Lecture - Judith Curry - Climate Uncertainty and Risk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXomKN6eMz4 Restoring the Sciences: Rethinking Climate Risk with Judith Curry
Born circa 1953 in the United States, Judith A. Curry obtained her B.S. in geography from Northern Illinois University in 1974 and her Ph.D. in geophysical sciences from the University of Chicago in 1982.
Academic Career
Former chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology, retired from academia in 2017.
Research Interests
Focused on hurricanes, remote sensing, atmospheric modeling, polar climates, air-sea interactions, climate models, and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for atmospheric research.
Judith A. Curry is an American climatologist and former chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Some key points about her and her work:
Curry has published over 130 scientific peer-reviewed papers and co-authored/edited several major works, including "Thermodynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans" and "Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences". 1
In 2017, Curry retired from academia at age 63, coinciding with her public climate change skepticism. She has become known for hosting a blog that is part of the climate change denial blogosphere, despite having published research confirming anthropogenic effects on climate. 1
Curry's current position on climate change includes accepting that the planet is warming and that human-generated greenhouse gases cause warming, but she also emphasizes uncertainty in climate models, questions the urgency of climate change mitigation, and has argued against the scientific consensus on issues like sea level rise. 1
In 2023, Curry published a book titled "Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response" which aims to provide a framework for understanding the climate change debate and argues that the problem and its solution have been oversimplified. The book has received both praise and criticism. 45
Curry has engaged extensively with decision makers in both the private and public sectors on issues related to weather and climate, and she incorporates perspectives from philosophy, sociology of science, ethics, risk management and politics into her work. 4
In summary, Judith Curry is a climatologist known for her unorthodox views on climate change that diverge from the scientific consensus, and her recent book "Climate Uncertainty and Risk" reflects her perspective on rethinking the climate change debate.
Climate Uncertainty and Risk
Rethinking Our Response
By Judith Curry
World leaders have made a forceful statement that climate change is the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century. However, little progress has been made in implementing policies to address climate change. In Climate Uncertainty and Risk, eminent climate scientist Judith Curry shows how we can break through this stalemate. This book helps us rethink the climate change problem, the risks we are facing and our response. It helps us strategize on how we can best engage with our environment and support human well-being while responding to climate change. Climate Uncertainty and Risk provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the climate change debate. It shows how both the climate change problem and its solution have been oversimplified. It explains how understanding the uncertainties helps us to better assess the risks. It describes how uncertainty and disagreement can be part of the decision-making process. It provides a road map formulating pragmatic solutions that can improve our well-being in the 21st century. Judith Curry brings a unique perspective to the debate on climate change. She has engaged extensively with decision makers in both the private and public sectors on a range of issues related to weather and climate. She engages with scientists, activists and politicians on both sides of the climate change debate. In her search for wisdom in this debate, she incorporates the philosophy and sociology of science, ethics, risk management and politics. Climate Uncertainty and Risk is essential reading for those concerned about the environment, professionals dealing with climate change and our national leaders.
William Happer, a world renown physicist is also a force to contend with
Princeton's William Happer rebuts myth of carbon pollution
Princeton's William Happer rebuts myth of carbon pollution - YouTube
Professional Background
Emeritus Professor of Physics at Princeton University, and a member of the JASON advisory group.
Contributions
Pioneered the development of adaptive optics.
Government Service
Served as the director of the Department of Energy's Office of Science (1991-1993) during the George H.W. Bush administration.
Dr. William Happer is an American physicist who has specialized in the study of atomic physics, optics, and spectroscopy. He is the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics, emeritus, at Princeton University, and a long-term member of the JASON advisory group, where he pioneered the development of adaptive optics. From 1991 to 1993, Happer served as director of the Department of Energy's Office of Science as part of the George H.W. Bush administration. He was dismissed from the Department of Energy in 1993 by the Clinton Administration after disagreements on the ozone hole. Happer, who is not a climate scientist, rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. In 2018, Donald Trump appointed him to the National Security Council to counter evidence linking carbon dioxide emissions to global warming. He resigned from the council in 2019. 3Happer was born in Vellore, British India, and studied physics at the University of North Carolina and Princeton University, earning his doctorate in 1964. He began his academic career at Columbia University and joined the faculty at Princeton in 1980. Happer is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Davisson-Germer Prize, the Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, and the Broida Prize.
Happer certainly dispels the notion that most credentialed and highly respected climate scientists agree on the cause of climate change. There is a great deal of disagreement. See https://yourtruthmaynotbemine.com/blog/dont-blame-me-its-their-climate-data?rq=climate
If the debate on climate change was uncensored Happer’s questions would be answered.
Al Gore, John Kerry, and the like are frauds that are leading us in a disasstrous direction
Some high points in this lecture:
Gore’s book cover is on the left… the original NASA Apollo 8 photo is on the right. The angle and size are slightly different but look carefully – the cloud patterns are identical. A notable difference – Gore erased many of the clouds. It would be Inconvenient to suggest clouds might impact on weather
And Gore because he is a fraud made another mistake. He added a hurricane off the US coast rotating clockwise. In the northern hemisphere hurricanes spin counter-clockwise.