Jennifer Francis

Other Publications

(in chronological order)

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2012

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Yale Environment 360 -- a non-technical version of the 2012 GRL paper by J. Francis

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/linking_weird_weather_to_rapid_warming_of_the_arctic/2501/

 

 

2013

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Wunderground Earth Day invited contribution, 4/22/13 

http://www.wunderground.com/earth-day/2013/changing-face-of-mother-nature

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2014

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National Academies Polar Research Board Workshop summary, 3/28/14,  

http://dels.nas.edu/Workshop-Summary/Linkages-Between-Arctic-Warming/18727?bname=basc

 

AWIS Magazine article Winter 2014 issue
http://magazine.awis.org/i/223575

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Science Magazine article by Eli Kintisch, 4/8/14: 

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/344/6181/250.full

 

 

2015

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The Conversation, 18 Feb., 2015: A melting Arctic and weird weather: the plot thickens. https://theconversation.com/a-melting-arctic-and-weird-weather-the-plot-thickens-37314

 

The Conversation, 19 Aug., 2015: A melting Arctic demands more – not less – research on earth science. 

https://theconversation.com/a-melting-arctic-demands-more-not-less-research-on-earth-science-46118

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2018

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The Conversation, 11 January 2018, Is warming in the Arctic behind this year’s crazy winter weather? 

https://theconversation.com/is-warming-in-the-arctic-behind-this-years-crazy-winter-weather-89740

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World Economic Forum, 5 March 2018: The Arctic is sending us a powerful message about climate change. It’s time for us to listen 

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/arctic-melting-beast-from-the-east-why-we-should-be-worried

 

New Jersey State Bar Foundation, Legal Eagle, Spring 2018: 

https://njsbf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Legal-Eagle-2018_3p.pdf

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Washington Post OpEd, 3/21/18

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/03/21/climate-change-may-mean-more-spring-snowstorms-in-the-future/?utm_term=.0695acd52109

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Scientific American, April 2018, Vol. 318, No. 4: Meltdown ** Selected for republication in Scientific American's special issue: Best Science Stories of 2018 **   ***Selected for inclusion in a special volume of Best of the Decade, appearing in summer 2021 ***

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-arctic-is-breaking-climate-records-altering-weather-worldwide/ pdf

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Reddit with Eli Kintisch, 5/1/18: AskScience AMA Series: We're a climate scientist and filmmaker with Vox exploring the melting Arctic and the impact it's having on global weather. AUA!

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8g7kxl/askscience_ama_series_were_a_climate_scientist/

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Carbon Brief, Guest Blog, 9/17/18: How Arctic warming could have steered Hurricane Florence towards the US

https://www.carbonbrief.org/how-arctic-warming-could-have-steered-hurricane-florence-towards-the-us

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2019

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The Conversation, 1/29/19: How frigid polar vortex blasts are connected to global warming.

https://theconversation.com/how-frigid-polar-vortex-blasts-are-connected-to-global-warming-110653

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2019 Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book, “Rising Seas.” The piece explains causes of sea-level rise both globally and regional variations. Available for purchase at Amazon.com

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Scientific American, June 2019, Vol. 320, No. 6: Rough Weather Ahead

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/yes-climate-change-is-making-severe-weather-worse/

(contact me to request pdf of article)

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2021

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The Hill, 7/21/21, Op-Ed

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/564077-another-week-another-weather-tantrum-we-are-changing-the

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