Third in a 5-part series
The Long Melt: The Lingering Influence of ‘The Day After Tomorrow’
...The film unquestionably (click here) increased the public profile of climate science. Included in a November 2004 Environment article by Anthony Leiserowitz (publisher of this site) was this finding: The Day After Tomorrow generated more than 10 times the news coverage of the 2001 IPCC report.”
This result seemed to confirm what some scientists, including Michael Molitor, the primary science consultant for Day After, had predicted: “This film could do more in helping us move in the right direction than all the scientific work and all the U.S. Congressional testimonies put together. . . . Nothing I have done in the twenty-three years of my climate change career may have a greater impact than this film.” Similarly, in an e-mail exchange, Stefan Rahmstorf (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) said his review of Day After “is consistently amongst the most-viewed items on [his] home page....
Former President Al Gore still has a group to teach the public about the Climate Crisis. He used this Nobel Peace Prize funding and turned it back into the needed message to everyone.
Scientists knew this would lead to a human tragedy and they persisted. The most meek and unlikely members of the scientific community became upset and outspoken.
The worst isn't even here. "Earth" doesn't conduct wars, it conducts climate. This is a planet, not an enemy. It is absolutely and completely wrong for any government to make scientists enemies of the state. There is nothing further from the truth.
Indulging political cronies caused this. No doubt in my mind.
Former Vice President Gore started researching the scientific predictions over 20 years ago.
The Climate Reality Project's (click here) "24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report" featured this documentary about the National Geographic Explorer's 2012 expedition to Antarctica. On board were leaders in Science, Arts, Business, Public Policy culture brought on this extraordinary voyage to an isolated continent at the farthest reaches of the earth so they may experience the drastic effects of Global Warming first hand.
"The Climate Reality Project" website (click here)
The Long Melt: The Lingering Influence of ‘The Day After Tomorrow’
...The film unquestionably (click here) increased the public profile of climate science. Included in a November 2004 Environment article by Anthony Leiserowitz (publisher of this site) was this finding: The Day After Tomorrow generated more than 10 times the news coverage of the 2001 IPCC report.”
This result seemed to confirm what some scientists, including Michael Molitor, the primary science consultant for Day After, had predicted: “This film could do more in helping us move in the right direction than all the scientific work and all the U.S. Congressional testimonies put together. . . . Nothing I have done in the twenty-three years of my climate change career may have a greater impact than this film.” Similarly, in an e-mail exchange, Stefan Rahmstorf (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) said his review of Day After “is consistently amongst the most-viewed items on [his] home page....
Former President Al Gore still has a group to teach the public about the Climate Crisis. He used this Nobel Peace Prize funding and turned it back into the needed message to everyone.
Scientists knew this would lead to a human tragedy and they persisted. The most meek and unlikely members of the scientific community became upset and outspoken.
The worst isn't even here. "Earth" doesn't conduct wars, it conducts climate. This is a planet, not an enemy. It is absolutely and completely wrong for any government to make scientists enemies of the state. There is nothing further from the truth.
Indulging political cronies caused this. No doubt in my mind.
Former Vice President Gore started researching the scientific predictions over 20 years ago.
The Climate Reality Project's (click here) "24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report" featured this documentary about the National Geographic Explorer's 2012 expedition to Antarctica. On board were leaders in Science, Arts, Business, Public Policy culture brought on this extraordinary voyage to an isolated continent at the farthest reaches of the earth so they may experience the drastic effects of Global Warming first hand.
"The Climate Reality Project" website (click here)
