described it, is that moment when you open the oven and that gust of heat hits you in the face. as the record breaking temperatures continue, people can only do their best to stay cool while also being urged to conserve water and energy. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. i m joined now by michael mann, director of the earth system science center at pennsylvania state university and author of the new climate war. michael, welcome to the programme. we used to talk about this kind of extreme weather is once in a century or once in a millennium event. it seems to me it is now much the norm. do you think this is down to climate change? do you think this is down to climate chance? ., v do you think this is down to climate chance? . 2 ., do you think this is down to climate chante? . , .,, change? thanks, it s good to be with ou. we change? thanks, it s good to be with you- we climate change? thanks, it s good to be with you. we climate scientists change? thanks, it s good to be with y
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Michael Mann knows what he’s talking about. A Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, he has dedicated his career to understanding the science of climate change. But he’s no egg head. Despite the harassment, intimidation, and the occasional death threat – one nutjob sent him an envelope containing white powder which, thank God, turned out to be cornstarch, not anthrax – Mann is not afraid of Big Oil and its bidders, making him a hero to climate activists.
graceologists. this is their job? their job depends on them saying this? they have a lot of money for research, for the research, but it s not sure. because i am an old man, i can say, in the end, it s not important. he says the warming is natural. the fear manufactured by politicians and the wind industry. i know some people back in america who are going to love this guy. generals in the climate war, and since they believe melting glaciers are nothing to worry about climate change is predominantly natural. i should probably go meet them.
because i am an old man, i can say, in the end, it s not important. he says the warming is natural. the fear manufactured by politicians in the wind industry. i know some people back in america who are going to love this guy. generals in the climate war. and since they believe melting glaciers are nothing to worry about predominantly natural. i should probably go meet them. introducing preferred rewards from bank of america,