"According to [warmist Lisa] Goddard, at regional scales there are many areas that have not warmed appreciably in recent decades, which influences people's perceptions of climate change"

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"We're already past the point of dangerous [manmade] interference with the climate system — not approaching it — past it," said Jeffrey Sachs, an economist who directs Columbia's Earth Institute.
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Lisa Goddard, the new director of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), said that the large role played by natural climate variability creates a communication challenge for climate scientists and the media.

"Climate change . . . is happening now, but it is only part of what we're experiencing, especially at a local setting," she said. According to Goddard, at regional scales there are many areas that have not warmed appreciably in recent decades, which influences people's perceptions of climate change. "We need to have some sympathy with local experience," she said of scientists who are trying to communicate climate science findings.