From ‘Discernible’ to ‘Unequivocal’: The Arc of History in Climate Change Attribution Science

This year, we are excited to invite Dr. Ben Santer, Fowler Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, as our lecturer. In addition to having been one of Dr. Schneider’s close friends, Dr. Santer is a renowned climate scientist who has helped to reshape the way we understand climate change. He was the lead author of the IPCC report chapter that proved climate change was significantly influenced by human activities.

In his lecture, “From ‘Discernible’ to ‘Unequivocal’: The Arc of History in Climate Change Attribution Science,” he will discuss his contributions to the IPCC report and his work on human fingerprinting, which is  used to identify specific patterns of warming in the atmosphere, ocean, and land that can be directly linked to human activity. He will also honor Dr. Schneider by discussing his contributions to attribution science and understanding signal-to-noise ratios which revolutionized climate science. We hope to see you there!