Journal currently known as: Crop and Pasture Science, Via CSIRO Journals., There is considerable potential for seasonal to inter-annual climate forecasts derived from dynamic models of the earth’s climate to be used widely to help improve management of important real-world issues in a variety of different areas (e.g. disaster management, agriculture, water management, health, natural resource management, food security, and insurance). Unfortunately, several factors currently inhibit this potential, e.g. low skill, low awareness, mismatches in what model forecasts can provide and what users need, and the complexity and probabilistic nature of the information provided. Substantial effort around the world is currently directed towards reducing these impediments. For example, climate model development continues behind the scenes, and techniques such as multi-model ensemble forecasting are progressing rapidly. Communication strategies that enable probabilistic information to be communicated more effectively have been developed and exciting developments such as the emergence of the Argo float program have dramatically improved our ability to initialise forecast systems. We can also look forward to greater computing power in the future, which will allow us to increase the resolution of the models used to perform forecasts. Research on the integration of climate forecasts with risk-management tools more useful to managers is also occurring.
The great potential for much wider use of climate model forecasting cannot be denied. However, it will only be realised if models continue to be developed further, if climatic variability continues to be closely monitored from the surface, the atmosphere, the ocean, and from space, and if these data are made readily available to the research community.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26738
Notes:
Pages 217-234 in Mary E. Pettenger (ed.), The social constructioin of climate change: power, knowledge, norms, discourses. Ashgate Publishing Limited, Hampshire, England. 255 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25907
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Posted at http://wesj2007.internetguruhosting.net/conference-program, Report of two related sessions at the 5th World Congress of Science Journalists in Melbourne, Australia, on April 16-20, 2007. 2 pages., Summaries of two sessions: "Climate change in ocean and how the media balance the reporting" and "Reporting climate change: the developing world perspective."
Authors emphasize how factors that influence media coverage of climate science intertwine and diverge in the United States and United Kingdom. Journalism and public concerns have shaped decisions in climate science and policy , just as climate science and policy have shaped media reporting and public understanding.
Paterson, Matthew (author) and Stripple, Johannes (author)
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Book chapter
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26735
Notes:
Pages 149-172 in Mary E. Pettenger (ed.), The social constructioin of climate change: power, knowledge, norms, discourses. Ashgate Publishing Limited, Hampshire, England. 255 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28082
Notes:
Pages 159-172 in Martin W. Bauer and Massimiano Bucchi (eds.), Journalism, science and society: science communication between news and public relations. Routledge, New York, New York. 286 pages., Describes an information campaign by the Royal Sciety to "tackle misleading media coverage about the science of climate change."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28078
Notes:
Pages 81-91 in Martin W. Bauer and Massimiano Bucchi (eds.), Journalism, science and society: science communication between news and public relations. Routledge, New York, New York. 286 pages., Refers to coverage of issues such as BSE and genetically modified organisms.
