In the Press

communication between scientists and the public is necessary for climate change action. 

Scientists must find ways to elevate their voices in the climate conversation. They are a critical source for timely and accurate information. Here are some examples of how scientists in The Climate Consensus network are engaging with the press.

 

June 2022

Bryan Mark, PhD
Faculty Mentor, Ohio State University

 
“Ohio State’s Mark calls climate “a big ship to turn around,” noting the atmosphere is already front-loaded and carbon molecules are going to stay up there for generations.”
— Cincinnati Magazine

March 2022

Alix Contosta, PhD
Faculty Representative, University of New Hampshire

 
“ ‘It really depends on what we decide to do as a society to reduce emissions because the worst-case scenario is not inevitable,’ Contosta said.”
— WMUR9, Manchester

March 2022

Alix Contosta, PhD
Faculty Representative, University of New Hampshire

 
“This year’s particularly muddy mud season is likely due, at least in part, to the effects of climate change, Contosta said.”
— Vermont Edition, Vermont Public

February 2022

Janel Hanrahan, PhD
Faculty Representative and Director, Northern Vermont University

“ ‘The trends we’re seeing on Lake Champlain, it’s not unique to Lake Champlain. We’re seeing it on water bodies all across the state and all across the northeast,’ Hanrahan said.”
— NBC5, WPTZ Burlington

November 2021

Clark Evans, PhD
Faculty Mentor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

 
“... Evans stated that the data points to global warming as a likely explanation for what might be causing this hotter weather.”
— WUWM 89.7 Milwaukee's NPR

September 2021

Diana Bernstein, PhD
Faculty Representative, University of Southern Mississippi

 
“ ...extreme weather events like flash floods and hurricanes are linked to and worsened by climate change. So are the severe droughts and fires afflicting the West, as well as other disasters around the globe.”
— The Progressive Magazine

Diana Bernstein, PhD
Faculty Representative, University of Southern Mississippi

 
“ ‘The most important takeaway is that climate change is now, certain, and it’s here,” says Diana Bernstein, a climate scientist at the University of Southern Mississippi.”
— Popular Science

August 2021

Janel Hanrahan, PhD
Faculty Representative and Director, Northern Vermont University

 
“We are now able to directly attribute human activity to extreme events ... like heatwaves, extreme precipitation, stronger hurricanes, and more intense wildfires.”
— WCAX-Channel 3, Burlington, VT