Donald Wuebbles - The Science of Climate Change
Don Wuebbles talks about the hard scientific truth behind climate change.
Donald J. Wuebbles is the Harry E. Preble Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Illinois. He was the first Director of the School of Earth, Society, and Environment at Illinois, and was Head of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences for many years. Dr. Wuebbles is an expert in numerical modeling of atmospheric physics and chemistry. He has authored over 400 scientific articles, relating mostly to atmospheric chemistry and climate issues. He received the 2005 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award from the U.S. EPA, has been honored by being selected a Fellow of two major professional science societies, and shares in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change.
Website: http://www.atmos.illinois.edu/people/wuebbles.html.
This talk was recorded at TEDxUIUC 2011 (February 19, 2011).