Latimer Alder: Climate Data for Dummies | Tom Nelson Pod #174

Latimer Alder is an Independent Commentator on Twitter and elsewhere. He's a Chemist by training, was a business-oriented IT guy by profession and spent a few years as The Man on the Clapham Omnibus.

He's keen on understanding the world by looking at real data and has called his presentation 'Climate Data for Dummies' in homage to the excellent set of IT textbooks that try to explain complicated things in a way that ordinary. non-specialist people can understand.

00:00 Introduction and Background
01:10 Understanding Climate Data
02:28 Journey to Climate Commentary
06:05 The Importance of Data in Science
09:01 The Impact of COVID-19
14:36 Understanding Carbon Dioxide Levels
17:43 Global Temperature Changes
23:21 The Role of Photosynthesis in Climate Change
28:01 The Impact of Climate Change on Food Production
30:40 Debunking Climate Change Myths
31:33 Climate Change and Its Impact on Different Regions
32:06 Life Expectancy and Climate Change
32:46 Understanding Sea Level Rise
34:43 The Misconception of Melting Ice and Sea Level
35:01 The Reality of Rising Sea Levels
35:59 The Maldives and Climate Change
37:31 Understanding the Real Numbers of Climate Disasters
41:52 The Truth About Wildfires and Climate Change
45:14 The Impact of Hurricanes and Climate Change
49:02 The Quest for Global Net Zero Emissions

Slides for this podcast: https://tomn.substack.com/p/climate-data-for-dummies
https://twitter.com/latimeralder
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