Roger Pielke Jr. Discusses Climate Science Nuance and Extreme Weather Data Amidst Political Polarization
Roger Pielke Jr., a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Substack writer, recently discussed the evolution of climate science communication and policy in an interview with Darren Samuelsohn. Pielke highlighted the launch of his new 'THB Extreme Weather and Climate Change Dashboard,' which compiles official U.S. government data on extreme weather events. This initiative was partly motivated by the President Trump administration's removal of some climate data online, aiming to provide a single, accessible source for trends in floods, hurricanes, droughts, and other phenomena. Pielke asserts that the dashboard's findings align perfectly with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group one conclusions, suggesting that many claims about worsening extreme weather are often sensationalized or based on single studies rather than comprehensive data. He also noted the significant role of artificial intelligence, specifically Claude, in rapidly developing this data dashboard, ... 
