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If a model itself is a poor representation of reality, they write, determining the sensitivity of an individual parameter in the model is a meaningless pursuit.

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The objectivity of the IPCC documents is laudable. But the fact that the group recognizes its model weaknesses and is trying to improve them doesn't make its conclusions stronger or more believable. (page 83).

Orrin H. Pilkey

Orrin H. Pilkey

Orrin H. Pilkey

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Born: September 14, 1934

Died: December 13, 2024 (aged 90)

Bio: Orrin H. Pilkey was Emeritus Professor of Geology and Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines within the Division of Earth and Ocean Science at Duke University.

Known for:

Useless arithmetic (2007)
Global Climate Change: A Primer (2011)
The Last Beach (2014)
The Rising Sea (2009)

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