Part 2 • 2016 • episode "S1E2" Climate Change by the Numbers

Category: Environment

A look at scientists' claims about human contribution to global warming, and how statistician Leonard Tippet's investigation into snapping cotton threads helps predict extreme weather.

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Climate Change by the Numbers • 2016 • 2 episodes •

Part 1

Mathematicians Dr. Hannah Fry, Prof. Norman Fenton and Prof. David Spiegelhalter reveal the three numbers that tell the story about the past, present and future of the earth's climate.

2016 • Environment

Part 2

A look at scientists' claims about human contribution to global warming, and how statistician Leonard Tippet's investigation into snapping cotton threads helps predict extreme weather.

2016 • Environment

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