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| Type of site | Blog |
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| Created by | Gavin Schmidt Michael E. Mann Raymond S. Bradley Caspar Ammann |
| URL | http://www.realclimate.org/ |
RealClimate is a commentary site (blog) on climatology. The site's contributors are a group of climate scientists whose goal is to provide a quick response to developing stories and providing the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion is intended to be restricted to scientific topics and to avoid political or economic implications of the science.
Founding
RealClimate was launched in December 2004 by Gavin Schmidt, Michael E. Mann, and Stefan Rahmstorf among others. The site's domain was hosted by Environmental Media Services who later changed their name to Science Communications Network (SCN). RealClimate states that neither EMS or SCN exercised or exercises any control over the blog's content.
Recognition
The creation of RealClimate was noticed by the editorial board of the academic journals Science and Nature.
In 2005, the editors of Scientific American recognized RealClimate with a Science and Technology Web Award.
In 2006, Nature compiled a list of the 50 most popular blogs written by scientists, as measured by Technorati. RealClimate was number 3 on that list.
Members
The members of RealClimate are:
- Gavin Schmidt
- Michael E. Mann
- Eric Steig
- Raymond S. Bradley
- Stefan Rahmstorf
- Rasmus Benestad
- Caspar Ammann
- Thibault de Garidel
- David Archer
- Raymond Pierrehumbert
Earlier members:
- William M. Connolley up to 2007.
Other climate scientists contribute to RealClimate as guest columnists.
See also
References
- 1 December 2004, RealClimate About, "The discussion here is restricted to scientific topics and will not get involved in any political or economic implications of the science." last accessed 2010-01-01
- Pearce, Fred, The Climate Files: The Battle for the Truth about Global Warming, (2010) Guardian Books, ISBN: 978-0-85265-229-9, p. XVIII.
- Environment Writer, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, Office of Marine Programs, "[http://www.environmentwriter.org/resources/articles/0206_ems.htm Environmental Media Services -- A Smaller, More Focused Organization]", February 2006, retrieved 21 September 2010.
- About
- "Sifting for Truth About Global Warming". Science. 306: 2167. 2004. doi:10.1126/science.306.5705.2167a.
- "Welcome climate bloggers". News@Nature. 432 (7020): 933. 2004. doi:10.1038/432933a. PMID 15616516.
- Science & Technology Web Awards 2005 Scientific American, October 3, 2005
- "Top five science blogs". Nature. 442 (9): 9. 2006. doi:10.1038/442009a. PMID 16823420.
- "50 Popular Science Blogs". Nature. 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- "Contributor Bios". RealClimate. Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- Connolley, William M. (2004-12-06). "William M. Connolley Filed under: * Contributor Bio's — william @ 6 December 2004". realclimate.org. RealClimate. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- "Contributor Bios". RealClimate. archive.org. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
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