
Michael E. Mann
Professor Michael Mann is Presidential Distinguished Professor and Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania. His most recent book, co-authored with Peter Hotez, is "Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World"
Latest articles by Michael E. Mann

Our fossil fuel economy is a house of cards and Trump's war in Iran is about to topple it. The need for a clean energy transition has never been clearer.
By Michael E. Mann published
Opinion Trump's war in Iran is the embodiment of everything that's wrong with our dependence on fossil fuels — and it's highlighting just how vital the transition to renewables is.

Action on climate change faces new threat: The doomers who think it's too late to act
By Michael E. Mann, Peter J. Hotez published
"Doom-mongering convinces many would-be climate advocates that climate action is a hopeless cause. But the blistering attacks against mainstream climate science and scientists advance an agenda of division, dividing the rank-and-file climate activists and leading voices from the scientific community."

Michael Mann: Yes, we can still stop the worst effects of climate change. Here's why.
By Michael E. Mann published
Opinion Opinion: State-of-the-art climate models show warming stops once we stop emitting carbon. That means there's still time to stop the worst impacts of climate change.

'They seemed primed to take over': How the Great Dying doomed the 'beast tooth' and set the stage for the dawn of the dinosaurs
By Michael E. Mann published
This excerpt from Michael Mann's latest book looks at the Cambrian explosion, the Great Dying and how dinosaurs were able to take over thanks to changes to the climate 250 million years ago.

What Are the Odds? Temperature Records Keep Falling (Op-Ed)
By Michael E. Mann published
Opinion The odds of year-on-year record warming is 1 in 1,500 — can this really just be chance?

The Myths of Charles Krauthammer: The Drinking Game (Op-Ed)
By Michael E. Mann published
Opinion Climate denial is becoming all too predictable, so a drinking game could liven things up.

Does Polar Vortex Mean 'So Much for Global Warming?' (Op-Ed)
By Michael E. Mann published
Opinion In addition to cold, the Polar Vortex is also tied to record heat.

Something Is Rotten at the New York Times (Op-Ed)
By Michael E. Mann published
Opinion Quoted out of context in a New York Times Op-Ed, Michael Mann asks why the newspaper is turning to misleading voices.
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