CSWCR Director David Titley and other climate scientists commented on a new memo from the Environmental Protection Agency concerning “talking points” about climate change for its experts.
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In Landmark Move, GOP Congress Calls Climate Change ‘Direct Threat’ to Security
The U.S. House of Representatives retained an amendment to a defense funding bill that stated that “climate change is a direct threat to the national security of the United States.” CSWCR Director Dr. David Titley comments on the implication of this statement.
Signal, Noise and Swans in The Arctic
A new article by CSWCR Director Dr. David Titley and Dr. Katarzyna Zysk examines the effects of climate change in the Arctic and the implications on national security and geopolitics of the region.
31 scientific societies just told Congress to take their climate denial and shove it
“If this was a discussion about facts, evidence, or even risk management, the debate would have ended years ago. But this is really about ideology, beliefs, money, the role of governments in solving long-term challenges, and, frankly, a failure of imagination on scales rarely seen before,” [CSWCR Director David] Titley said.
Why the GOP is trying to stop the Pentagon’s climate plan
CSWCR Director David Titley comments in this Politico article about the GOP’s amendment to the funding bill in response to the climate directive released by the Department of the Defense this past year.
This Retired Military Leader Is Now Helping Prep The Business World For Climate Change
ThinkProgress profiles CSWCR Director David Titley and the capstone course he teaches in Weather Risk Management. Weather and climate can both affect many sectors in the business world from retail to energy and insurance.
The Age of Consequences documentary
A new documentary looks at the impacts of climate change on national security and global stability. Filmmakers conducted interviews with many experts including CSWCR Director David Titley. Dr. Titley also appeared at the world premiere of the documentary at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto in May 2016.
Dr. David Titley with director Jared Scott and executive producer Sophie Robinson
Promo materials from the documentary’s Kickstarter campaign
IWC Self Synchronization Live: Strategic Implications of Climate Change
David Titley appeared on the podcast “Information Warfare Community Self Synchronization Live” to discuss the implications of climate change on national security and the military.
Weathering market trends
Senior Meteorology students in the Weather Risk option try their hand at weather-based futures trading with industry analysts in the capstone course METEO 460: Weather Risk and Financial Markets. CSWCR Director David Titley is teaching the course starting in Spring 2016.
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Where Weather and Climate Meet: David Titley on “WxGeeks”
David Titley was on The Weather Channel’s “Wx Geeks” show with Dr. Marshall Shepherd to talk about the recent National Academy of Sciences report on extreme weather attribution to climate change.