16 April 2006

Climate Change: Achenbach on "Forces of Change"

Humorist/science columnist Joel Achenbach wrote in The Washington Post this week about his visit to the Smithsonian's "Forces of Change" exhibit. He wasn't entirely happy with what he found there:

Is there any controversy about climate change? Not at the Smithsonian! The National Museum of Natural History has found a way to open two new climate change exhibits, starting Friday, without a single smithereen of contentiousness. We get just the facts: Planet's getting warmer, arctic ice is melting, Inuit are out of sorts, Siberia is thawing. The future? "Models predict different outcomes," a sign says.
Read more: Achenblog

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