Global warming, the politicization of science, and Michael Crichton's state of fear

Journal of Scientific Exploration

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-256

  Deming, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Crichton; Global warming; Medieval Warm Period; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC POLICY;

CLIMATE RESEARCH; MEDIEVAL WARM PERIOD; POLITICIZATION OF SCIENCE;

GLOBAL WARMING;

EID: 21344433429     PISSN: 08923310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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