The American Meteorological Society Awards Chris Mooney For Storm World [2]
Our own Chris Mooney was honored this week at the 89th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society [7]. He won the 2009 Louis J. Battan Author’s Award for Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming [8], dubbed “an accurate and comprehensive overview of the evolving debate on the impacts of global warming on hurricanes that illustrates the complexities of this significant scientific problem.” It’s a compelling book that successfully provides an interesting and honest account of the history of storms and climate science, while taking a serious looks at the players and politics involved.
Mooney is a regular commentator at DeSmogBlog [9], contributing editor to Science Progress [10], and senior correspondent for The American Prospect magazine. He has authored three books, New York Times bestselling The Republican War on Science [11], Storm World, [12] and forthcoming Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future. [13] A founding member of ScienceDebate [14], he also writes for a variety of news and scientific magazines and blogs at The Intersection [15].
Congratulations Chris!
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