Andrew Dessler, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Is Human Activity Primarily Responsible for Global Climate Change?"
- Reasoning:
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“Contrary to what one might read in newspapers, the science of climate change is strong. Our own work and the immense body of independent research conducted around the world leaves no doubt…
There is no question that natural causes, such as changes in energy from the sun, natural cycles and volcanoes, continue to affect temperature today… But despite years of intensive observations of the Earth system, no one has been able to propose a credible alternative mechanism that can explain the present-day warming without heat-trapping gases produced by human activities…
[H]umans have taken over from nature as the dominant influence on our climate.”
“On Global Warming, the Science Is Solid,” Houston Chronicle, Mar. 6, 2010
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
- Senior Policy Analyst, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, 2000
- Former Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research
- Former Professor, University of Maryland
- Education:
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- PhD, Chemistry, Harvard University, 1994
- BA, Physics, Rice University, 1986
- Other:
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- None found
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Is Human Activity Primarily Responsible for Global Climate Change?