David Legates:The Case for Climate Realism | Tom Nelson Pod #211

David Legates, Ph.D. is professor of climatology in the Department of Geography at the University of Delaware and an adjunct professor at the university’s Physical Ocean Science and Engineering Program and in the Department of Applied Economics. Dr. Legates received his Ph.D. in climatology from the University of Delaware, and he has taught at Louisiana State University, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Virginia. He has been Research Scientist at the Southern Regional Climate Center, Chief Research Scientist at the Center for Computational Geosciences, and Visiting Research Scientist at the National Climate Data Center. Dr. Legates has been published more than 125 times in refereed journals, conference proceedings, and monograph series and has made more than 250 professional presentations. 00:00 Introduction to David Legates and His New Book 00:08 Exploring Climate Realism: Insights from the Book 02:43 The Climate Debate: A Shift in Public Perception 04:25 Signs of Change: Climate Denial Roundup and Public Sentiment 09:40 The Future of IPCC and Climate Policies 14:31 The Role of Young Scientists in Climate Research 17:34 Navigating the Political Landscape of Climate Science 19:59 The Influence of ICF in Climate Research and Policy 28:56 The Evolution of Dulles Airport and Urban Heat Islands 29:33 Debating Climate Data Adjustments and Global Warming 30:28 Satellite vs. Surface Temperature Records 31:21 Investigating Surface Data and Station Issues 32:35 Historical Climate Patterns and Cyclical Changes 33:54 Data Integrity and the Manipulation of Historical Records 36:35 Exploring the Impact of CO2 and Climate Sensitivity 40:09 The Role of Natural Variability in Climate Change 46:57 Geoengineering, Cloud Seeding, and Weather Modification 58:50 Concluding Thoughts on Climate Change and Future Directions Amazon link: Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism: https://a.co/d/4oQaY1t Cornwall Alliance: https://cornwallalliance.org/ ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries About Tom Nelson: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about