Andrew Freedman
Editorial
Andrew Freedman is a senior science writer for Climate Central, focusing on coverage of extreme weather and climate change. Prior to working with Climate Central, Freedman was a reporter for Congressional Quarterly and Greenwire/E&E Daily. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post and online at The Weather Channel Interactive and washingtonpost.com, where he writes a weekly climate science column for the "Capital Weather Gang" blog. He holds a Masters in Climate and Society from Columbia University and a Masters in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
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Severe weather affected Louisiana on Wednesday, with a damaging tornado in Grand Isle, and simultaneous occurrences of multiple waterspouts over the nearshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The waterspouts — essentially just tornadoes over the water — were caught on camera by a National Weather Service employee and many others.… Read More
The first video from each of them is simple, consisting of a webcam talk. The other two videos consist of a more conversational style video, with "B-roll" images of clouds rotating through, and a whiteboard talk in which the scientist spells out why his study is important. I found the whiteboard talk most engaging, which surprised me, since such ta… Read More
Since the 1960s, sea level has risen by about 0.38 feet, at a rate of about .008 feet per year, at Bridgeport, CT, about 20 miles southwest of New Haven. Because the land in this area is slowly sinking at the same time the sea is rising, the amount of local sea level rise is expected to be greater here than in some other parts of the country.… Read More
Over at the Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media, Pete Sinclair — known for his "climate denial crock of the week" video series — posted a video exploring this study and other recent evidence regarding the causes of extreme weather and climate events. It's worth watching, and features interviews with Dr. Francis, Jeff Masters of Weather Under… Read More
These records are particularly remarkable because April was also a warmer-than-average month in the Northeast and Midwest. In Chicago, April was cooler than March for just the second time on record, despite the fact that April was the seventh-straight month of above normal temperatures there.… Read More
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