Roger Pielke Jr.

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Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute · Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado Boulder

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What’s New at THB Week of Aug 10, 2026

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From Global Tropical Cyclones

Global Tropical Cyclones · As of Aug 10, 2026 2026 is running well above average: 34 named storms and 388.4 ACE year-to-date, +18% above the 1980–present norm (329.4) — ranked #14 of 47 years since 1980 for ACE through this date.

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From Decarbonization Around the World

Decarbonization: India · Data through 2025 India's CO₂ intensity of GDP has fallen at an average rate of 1.6%/yr from 2000 to 2025 (MER) — from 1.199 to 0.802 kg CO₂ per $ GDP.

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Aug 7, 2026

Summer Reading

THB Insider #31

Aug 5, 2026

How Big is the Decarbonization Challenge?

A new dashboard has the answer for every country in the world

Jul 31, 2026

Three Hard Truths About France's Wildfires

Worse fire weather, less fire on the ground, and mitigation benefits detectable only in models

Books

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The Honest Broker

Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics

2007 · Cambridge University Press

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The Climate Fix

What Scientists and Politicians Won't Tell You About Global Warming

2010 · Basic Books

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The Rightful Place of Science

Disasters and Climate Change (2nd ed.)

2018 · Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (ASU)

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The Edge

The War Against Cheating and Corruption in the Cutthroat World of Elite Sports

2016 · Roaring Forties Press

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In the Media

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Washington Post Press

The Climate Apocalypse? Don’t Count on It.

May 2026

Wall Street Journal Press

You Can’t Trust ‘Climate Economics’

Apr 2026

Cleaning Up with Michael Liebreich Podcast

RCP8.5 Is Dead, What Comes Next? (Ep. 260)

Jun 2026

Stossel Podcast

Buffaloed: How a Climate Scientist Was Attacked by the White House, Congress & His Own University

May 2026

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Global Extreme Weather Dashboard

A worldwide expansion of the US Extreme Weather and Climate Change Dashboard, tracking the same hazards globally.

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Decarbonization Around the World

CO₂ intensity of GDP and per-capita emissions by country, plus a calculator for the rates a given target requires.

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