An interactive discussion with Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, Director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication and principal investigator for the landmark reports on Global Warming's Six Americas. Recorded June 11, 2013, at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Leiserowitz gleans lessons from his multiyear research analyzing Americans' interpretations of and responses to climate change. The presentation addresses the challenges faced by scientists, policy makers, and others in understanding the different segments of American public opinion and how best to share the findings of peer-reviewed science. A panel of scientists joins Dr. Leiserowitz to reflect on his presentation and share insights gleaned from their public presentations. Panel: Dr. Mark Serreze, Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center; Research Professor in Physical Geography, University of Colorado Boulder; and Fellow, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science Dr. Joan Kleypas, NCAR Scientist, Marine Ecology, Geology, and Climate Dr. Gerald Meehl, NCAR Senior Scientist, Climate and Global Dynamics The session concludes with Q&A with the audience. The event was MC'd by James Hurrell (NCAR) and Alice Madden (Tim Wirth Chair in Sustainable Development, University of Colorado Denver). Yale Project on Climate Change Communication: environment.yale.edu/climate-c... AtmosNews - NCAR & UCAR Science - Climate & Climate Change: www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/topics...

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