The research behind climate change science
The Research Behind Climate Change Science Review of The Warming Papers: The Scientific Foundation for the Climate Change Forecast One of the most common complaints I receive from the public is the difficulty they have in accessing research papers on climate change science. Articles are invariably published in journals, virtually all of which require payment to access the full content. Most aren’t hugely expensive in themselves but if you want to peruse more than just a handful, you’re soon looking at a credit card bill akin to a small national debt; not great for aspiring scientists who want to delve into the detail. So I’m delighted to see the publication of The Warming Papers: The Scientific Foundation for the Climate Change Forecast , edited by David Archer and Raymond Pierrehumbert, and published by Wiley-Blackwell . In this compendium, the pedigree of climate change science is beautifully laid out through a collection of papers spanning some 180 years. As a history of