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Video•November 26, 2012

Understanding Global Warming, Minus the Gobbledygook

Published: November 26th, 2012

Program Summary

Climate Central cuts through the clutter of scientific jargon with an easy-to-read book that explains in plain terms the science behind global warming. Climate Central Senior Writer Michael Lemonick sits down with Al Roker and Stephanie Abrams of The Weather Channel to suggest that a more accurate name for global warming might be the title of the book, “Global Weirdness.”