''RealClimate'' is a commentary site (

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) on

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. The site's contributors include climate scientists whose goal is to provide a response to developing stories and a context they feel is sometimes missing in mainstream commentary on climate science and

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. The forum is moderated, and is restricted to

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topics to avoid discussion of

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implications of the science. ''RealClimate'' was launched on 10 December 2004 by nine climate scientists.

Recognition

The creation of ''RealClimate'' was the subject of an editorial in the

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'', and was reported in the "NetWatch" news feature of the journal ''

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''. In 2005, the editors of ''

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'' recognized ''RealClimate'' with a Science and Technology Web Award. In 2006, ''Nature'' compiled a list of the 50 most popular blogs written by scientists, as measured by

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. ''RealClimate'' was number 3 on that list. According to ''

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'', ''RealClimate'' is "in line with the Web's original purpose: scientific communication" with a "straightforward presentation of the physical evidence for global warming".

Notable contributors

notable contributors to ''RealClimate'' included: * David Archer * Rasmus Emil Benestad * Raymond S. Bradley * Michael E. Mann * Raymond Pierrehumbert * Stefan Rahmstorf * Gavin Schmidt * Eric Steig Past contributors include: * William Connolley

References

External links

* {{global warming Climate change blogs American environmental websites Internet properties established in 2004 American science websites

Recognition

Notable contributors

See also

References

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