Dr Michael E. Mann is an American climate scientist and author known for his work on climate change. He specialises in Earth and environmental sciences, focusing on human-induced climate change. His most notable works include The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars (2012) and The Madhouse Effect (2016), two books that have influenced public opinion on climate change.
Michael E. Mann has received numerous awards, including the Hans Oeschger Medal in 2012 and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 2019. His most recent book, Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis, was named one of the Best Books of 2023 (Environment) by the Financial Times.
Michael Evan Mann was born in the USA. He completed his physics and applied mathematics studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Michael Mann went on to earn an M.S. in physics and a Ph.D. in geology and geophysics from Yale University. His early career focused on the Earth's climate system.
In 2001, Dr Mann was the lead author of the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an analysis of climate variability and human influence. His work has been instrumental in shaping the global understanding of human-induced warming. The "hockey stick", a graph showing the sharp rise in global temperatures during the industrial era, became an iconic representation of human-induced climate change and featured prominently in the 2001 IPCC report.
"The hockey stick told a simple story," Dr Mann once explained. "A sharp and unusual increase in atmospheric warming coincided with an increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions."
Despite the scientific clarity of his work, Dr Mann's findings sparked controversy. His presentation of global temperature data led to intense criticism from climate change deniers and fossil fuel interests. In response to the relentless scrutiny, Dr Mann co-authored The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars (2012), in which he described the politics behind the climate change debate and the attacks on climate science. In his view, these attacks were less about the science and more about vested interests fearing regulation and policy change. "It's a bit surreal," he reflected on the experience. "As an aspiring scientist, I never imagined I'd be at the centre of such a storm."
In 2016, Dr Mann collaborated with political cartoonist Tom Toles on The Madhouse Effect. They used satire and science to show that climate change denial is wrong. The book became widely acclaimed for its humorous yet insightful take on a serious issue.
In 2007, Dr Mann was part of the IPCC team that won the Nobel Peace Prize. More recently, he was awarded the 2019 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in recognition of his lifelong commitment to understanding and communicating the science behind climate change.
Photo credit: michaelmann.net
Michael E. Mann has received numerous awards, including the Hans Oeschger Medal in 2012 and the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 2019. His most recent book, Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis, was named one of the Best Books of 2023 (Environment) by the Financial Times.
Michael Evan Mann was born in the USA. He completed his physics and applied mathematics studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Michael Mann went on to earn an M.S. in physics and a Ph.D. in geology and geophysics from Yale University. His early career focused on the Earth's climate system.
In 2001, Dr Mann was the lead author of the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an analysis of climate variability and human influence. His work has been instrumental in shaping the global understanding of human-induced warming. The "hockey stick", a graph showing the sharp rise in global temperatures during the industrial era, became an iconic representation of human-induced climate change and featured prominently in the 2001 IPCC report.
"The hockey stick told a simple story," Dr Mann once explained. "A sharp and unusual increase in atmospheric warming coincided with an increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions."
Despite the scientific clarity of his work, Dr Mann's findings sparked controversy. His presentation of global temperature data led to intense criticism from climate change deniers and fossil fuel interests. In response to the relentless scrutiny, Dr Mann co-authored The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars (2012), in which he described the politics behind the climate change debate and the attacks on climate science. In his view, these attacks were less about the science and more about vested interests fearing regulation and policy change. "It's a bit surreal," he reflected on the experience. "As an aspiring scientist, I never imagined I'd be at the centre of such a storm."
In 2016, Dr Mann collaborated with political cartoonist Tom Toles on The Madhouse Effect. They used satire and science to show that climate change denial is wrong. The book became widely acclaimed for its humorous yet insightful take on a serious issue.
In 2007, Dr Mann was part of the IPCC team that won the Nobel Peace Prize. More recently, he was awarded the 2019 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in recognition of his lifelong commitment to understanding and communicating the science behind climate change.
Photo credit: michaelmann.net
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