UQx DENIAL101x 2.2.2.1 Hot records
Channel: UQx Denial101x Making Sense of Climate Science Denial
Date: 2015-05-05

Kevin Cowtan explains the difference between two terms we use quite often, "weather" and "climate," and what breaking records for temperature can teach us about each. Subtitles available: ENGLISH, SLOVENŠČINA (Slovenian).


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