News, Interviews & Commentaries

Winter storms are back — and scientists say climate change is making them a lot worse (Dec. 17, 2022)

 By Matthew Rozsa for Salon
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Why This Climate Scientist Is Hopeful About Climate Change? Featuring Michael Mann (Dec. 16, 2022)

 For the Thom Hartmann Program
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Michael Mann on 9News Today Show Discussing Climate Crisis and Upcoming Speaking Tour (Dec. 15, 2022)

 for Melbourne 9 News
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The first climate change candidate: Inside Al Gore's oddly prescient 1988 presidential run (Dec. 18, 2022)

 By Matthew Rozsa for Salon
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Why the nuclear fusion breakthrough won't prevent catastrophic climate change (Dec. 14, 2022)

 By Ben Adler for Yahoo News
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How dark money fuels climate denialism (Dec. 14, 2022)

 By Marilyn Perkins for Penn Today 
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We Have Ignition! Fusion Breakthrough Raises Hopes — and Questions (Dec. 13, 2022)

 By Alan Boyle for Universe Today 
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Historic 'breakthrough' in nuclear fusion: Scientists achieve 'holy grail' by replicating power of the sun, potentially spelling the end of fossil fuels (Dec. 13, 2022)

 By Stacy Liberatore for Daily Mail 
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The giant U.S. scandal we don't talk about (Dec. 13, 2022)

 By Will Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer 
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Here's a reality check for nuclear fusion (Dec. 12, 2022)

 By Arianna Skibell for Politico
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Why activists are targeting famous art to protest climate change (Dec. 10, 2022)

 By Geoff Bennett for PBS News Hour
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Michael E. Mann: Don't despair. It's never about a single COP. (Dec. 9, 2022)

 By Dr. Michael E. Mann for The Lead
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Climate Change Clarity and Celebrating Soil (Dec. 8, 2022)

 By Chris Lassig for 3CR
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#ClimateScam: denialism claims flooding Twitter have scientists worried (Dec. 2, 2022)

 By Oliver Milman for The Guardian
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Climate policy between COP27 & COP28: the assignment coming out of Sharm El Sheikh (Nov. 27, 2022)

 By Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti for Riff Reporter
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Why the left needs to set out the case for climate optimism (Nov. 24, 2022)

 By Grace Pengelly for Left Foot Forward 
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Dimming the Sun to Cool the Planet Is a Desperate Idea, Yet We’re Inching Toward It (Nov. 22, 2022)

 By Bill McKibben for The New Yorker 
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What “longtermism” gets wrong about climate change (Nov. 22, 2022)

 By  Émile P. Torres for Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Penn professor Michael Mann wins 2022 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence (Nov. 21, 2022)

 By Sophia Liu for The Daily Pennsylvanian
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Should individuals bear the largest burden for climate action?" | Discussion with Dr. Mann and Anthony Funnell (Nov. 20, 2022)

 By Anthony Funnell for ABC News Radio
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Activist attacks on famous paintings decrease support for addressing climate change, study finds (Nov. 19, 2022)

 By Ben Adler for Yahoo News
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Why is 1.5 degree Celsius target important when it comes to climate change? (Nov. 16, 2022)

 By FP Explainers for Firstpost
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Facing climate change: action and optimism | Dr Mann's Interview with Marty Moss-Coane of WHYY News Radio Times (Nov. 16, 2022)

 By Marty Moss-Coane for WHYY News Radio Times 
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‘This could be the Cop where we lose 1.5C,’ warns Alok Sharma – as it happened (Nov. 14, 2022)

 By Bibi van der Zee and Helena Horton for The Guardian 
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Throwing Soup at Art Shifted People's Views of Climate Protests—But Maybe Not In The Right Way (Nov. 15, 2022)

 By Michael. E. Mann for Time 
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Do we have to declare that it is no longer possible to limit global warming to 1.5°C? (Nov. 15, 2022)

 By Audrey Garric for Le Monde 
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Climate Actions Like Throwing Soup at Art Dampen Support for Cause: Survey (Nov. 14, 2022)

 By Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams
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Public Disapproval of Disruptive Climate Change Protests (Nov. 14, 2022)

 By Shawn Patterson Jr. and Michael Mann for Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media
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Will the Amazon rainforest’s chances improve with Brazil’s new leader? | Dr. Mann's interview with Geoff R. Bennett on the PBS NewsHour (Nov. 13, 2022)

 By Geoff R. Bennett for PBS NewsHour
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A tropical storm in mid-November? North Carolina residents are told to get prepared (Nov. 8, 2022)

 By Gareth McGrath for USA Today Network 
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Winning the Climate War with Michael Mann (Nov. 8, 2022)

 by Paula Poundstone for Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone 
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Dr. Mann Discussing Climate Change & Upcoming Election (Nov. 2, 2022)

 by Mark Kelly for Wurd Radio 
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What's at stake for the US climate agenda & the UN climate conference in Egypt (Nov. 7, 2022)

 by Rose Aguilar for NPR/KALW's #YourCall Radio
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Extreme Avoidance (Nov. 7, 2022)

 By the Penn Gazette  
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TikTok for Climate Change (Nov. 7, 2022)

 By Heather Kostick for Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media
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Op-Ed by Dr. Mann and Susan Joy Hassol: Is there still time for COP27 to hold back climate catastrophe? (Nov. 6, 2022)

 By Dr. Mann and Susan Joy Hassol for the Los Angeles Times
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Dr. Mann named Top 20 Most Influential People in Climate 2022/2023 by Apolitical (Nov. 6, 2022)

 By Apolitical
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Dr. Mann discusses UN Climate Conference COP27 (starts at 29:30) (Nov. 5, 2022)

 By Ritula Shah for BBC News
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Cop27 gathers amid indications our climate is breaking down (Nov. 5, 2022)

 By Kevin O'Sullivan for The Irish Times
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Are scientists' warnings of a climate emergency lost in translation? (Nov. 5, 2022)

 By Ludwig O. Federigan for The Manila Times
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Your pre-COP climate denial inoculation (Nov. 5, 2022)

 By David Williams for Newsroom
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Michael E. Mann Honored With Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence (Nov. 4, 2022)

 By Blake Cole for the University of Pennsylvania
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Climate Questions: Does what I do matter? (Nov. 2, 2022)

 By Drew Costley for Yahoo News 
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In Court, the Maryland Public Service Commission Quotes Climate Deniers and Claims There’s No Such Thing as ‘Clean’ Energy (Nov. 1, 2022)

 By Aman Azhar for Inside Climate News 
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Cop27 climate summit: window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast (Oct. 30, 2022)

 By Robin McKie for The Guardian 
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World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies (Oct. 27, 2022)

 By Damian Carrington for The Guardian 
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Panicking about the UN’s scary Emissions Gap Report is a waste of time – here’s what to do instead (Oct. 27, 2022)

 By Michelle Lewis for Electrek.co
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Climate Questions: Who are the big emitters? (Oct. 26, 2022)

 By Seth Borenstein for Associated Press
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Extreme Rain in Death Valley May Cover Ground in Shaggy Mushrooms (Oct. 25, 2022)

 By Ed Browne for Newsweek 
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Battle for the Earth: The baffling strategies of the fossil fuel industry Part1 (Oct. 23, 2022)

 By Fred Hageneder for Pressenza
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