In this short TED Talk, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike gives the audience a sense of how much scientific research goes into producing a climate change headline such as those found in popular newspapers and magazines. The video is embedded below.

Applications for Education
In the video above, Rachel Pike provides some insight into how many layers of study there are in the area of climate change research.

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