RealClimate

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RealClimate is a commentary site (blog) on climatology by a group of climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. It aims to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion is intended to be restricted to scientific topics and to avoid political or economic implications of the science.

Contents 1 Recognition 2 Members 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Recognition

The creation of RealClimate was noticed by both the prestigious academic journals Science and Nature.^[1][2]

In 2005, the editors of Scientific American recognized RealClimate with a Science and Technology Web Award, writing:[1]

A refreshing antidote to the political and economic slants that commonly color and distort news coverage of topics like the greenhouse effect, air quality, natural disasters and global warming, Real Climate is a focused, objective blog written by scientists for a brainy community that likes its climate commentary served hot. Always precise and timely, the site's resident meteorologists, geoscientists and oceanographers sound off on all news climatological, from tropical glacial retreat to "doubts about the advent of spring."

In 2006, Nature compiled a list of the 50 most popular blogs written by scientists, as measured by Technorati. RealClimate was number 3 on that list.^[3]

[edit] Members

The members of RealClimate are:

• Gavin Schmidt
• Michael Mann
• Eric Steig [2]
• William Connolley
• Ray Bradley [3]
• Stefan Rahmstorf [4]
• Rasmus Benestad [5]
• Caspar Ammann [6]
• Thibault de Garidel [7]
• David Archer [8]
• Raymond Pierrehumbert

In addition to the regular members listed above, from time to time RealClimate has posts by other climate scientists under the heading "Guest Commentary".

[edit] External links

• RealClimate

[edit] References

1. ^ (2004) "Sifting for Truth About Global Warming". Science 306: 2167. 
2. ^ (2004) "Welcome climate bloggers". News@Nature 432: 933. 
3. ^ (5 July 2006) "Top five science blogs". News@Nature 442: published online.