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Global Warming Basics: A presentation for Non-specialists on Speaking to the Public About Global Warming and Climate Change

Over the last year or so, I have developed several public-level talks on the topics of Global Warming and Climate Change. The version linked below was presented to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association (MARAMA) meeting held in Baltimore, MD, in late February 2008. After a few introductory slides about the need to communicate with the general public, this walks through a version of my public talk, titled "Global Warming: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." The links below provide access to a PDF and powerpoint (PPT) version of this presentation. If you use these materials, please provide proper credit for their source.

• Talking to the Public About Climate Change, February 2008, in PDF format.

• Talking to the Public About Climate Change, February 2008, in PPT format (with supporting text in comments sections of each slide).

JHU Global Warming Lunchtime Discussion Forum Talks, Spring 2008

In the spring of 2008, I coordinated with the JHU Sustainability Initiative to host several discussion forum meetings for the wider JHU community. Here are two topical presentations (in PDF format) used for that series:

• Global Warming Basics
• What needs to happen to make a difference?

Each presentation was followed by an open discussion with those present.

(I will add more here as time permits.)

If you find these materials helpful, or if you have suggestions for improvements, I would enjoy hearing from you! (No promises, however. I have to do this in my spare time, of which there is essentially none!)

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Last updated: April 2008.