October 29, 2010 | 9:51 AM | By

In defense of ‘heretic’ piece and poll

FILED UNDER: Straight talk, Judith Curry

The editors of Scientific American say the magazine’s stance on climate change – and the controversial Judith Curry – is being misread:

For instance, two sites, Climate Progress and FAIR, accuse Scientific American of having “jumped the shark” on climate.

In actuality, Scientific American reports on climate-related science in depth in nearly every issue and frequently online. You can see a sample list of past print and online-only articles at “Want to Learn More about Climate Change?,” including coverage of carbon and climate back to 1959. Climate is the issue of our time. We covered the debate surrounding Judith Curry as a news event in this topic area—and as a way to foster discussion of climate issues in general. As is clear in the article, the vast majority of the scientific community—and Curry herself—believe the evidence supports the reality of anthropogenic climate change.