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Correcting the ‘Non-Debate’ Debate about Framing Climate Change

Correcting the ‘Non-Debate’ Debate about Framing Climate Change by Julie Sweetland, June 02 2016 Most people are familiar with the “non-debate” debate between the overwhelming majority of scientists who conclude that fossil fuels are contributing to disruptions to the climate system and the tiny but vocal few who deny it. Now,...

Communications Techniques, Interpretation, Media Communications, Productive Public Discourse, Social Science Research

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California Marine Life Feeling the Heat of Climate Change

California Marine Life Feeling the Heat of Climate Change By Lisa Marie Potter, February 18 2016 Monterey Bay is home to an astonishing array of marine life, from kelp forests to sea otters to migrating whales. The secret to its productivity: the California Current. Monterey Bay’s rich ecosystem naturally varies in response to...

Climate & Ocean Science, Impacts On Ecosystems, ocean currents, sea level rise, Social Science Research, Warming

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National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) Impacts After 5 Years

National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) Impacts After 5 Years by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, February 13 2016 Since 2009, the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation—better known as NNOCCI—has been a collaborative effort to raise the discourse around climate change and ocean...

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, Productive Public Discourse, Social Science Research

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