Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 19th December 2022
Posted: 19th December 2022
Dec. 19, 2022
Since 1979, a composite of global climate models has shown warming in every part of the world’s oceans, including the Eastern Pacific. (Dong et al., 2021 / Erik English / Chad Small)
CLIMATE CHANGE
What’s wrong with these climate models?Climate models accurately predicted ocean warming, but observed sea surface temperatures show the reality is more complicated, writes Bulletin editorial fellow Chad Small. Read more.
NUCLEAR RISK
The Christmas carol and the Cuban Missile CrisisA professor of musicology explains the hidden meaning behind the holiday favorite, “Do You Hear What I Hear.” Read more.
NUCLEAR RISK
The Energy Department’s fusion breakthrough: It’s not really about generating electricityThe fusion breakthrough that the US Energy Department announced this week is scientifically significant, but the significance relates to the monitoring of the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile, not to clean electricity generation. Read more.
Bulletin board member Robert Socolow is matching donations up to $10,000
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NUCLEAR RISK
The Bulletin’s fusion energy archivesA recent breakthrough in nuclear fusion research has reignited conversations about the process that powers the sun and the stars. Orient yourself in the conversation by diving in to the Bulletin’s past reporting on fusion energy. Read past articles on fusion.
IN THE NEWS
The Atomic Age is born at the University of Chicago’s football stadiumThe recent advancement in fusion research also inspired The Chicago Tribune to look at the city’s long nuclear history from the Manhattan Project to the Atomic Cake to the Bulletin. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Nevertheless, even with the passage of time, we can say with confidence that, in conducting the Oppenheimer proceeding, the AEC failed to follow its own rules.”
— Jennifer M. Granholm, A letter from the US secretary of energy
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