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Steve Easterbrook's Book Unravels Climate Model Complexities

12/6/2025

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Steve Easterbrook, author, argues climate models are complex and uncertain and traces their evolution in 'Computing the Climate'.
The book compares climate-model quality to critical software used at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
It notes minor errors, including early-model inaccuracies.
In its conclusion, Easterbrook supports limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius, noting political views vary.
The book is dense but offers insights for supporters and critics.

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Story summary

Steve Easterbrook, author, argues climate models are complex and uncertain and traces their evolution in 'Computing the Climate'.
The book compares climate-model quality to critical software used at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
It notes minor errors, including early-model inaccuracies.
In its conclusion, Easterbrook supports limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius, noting political views vary.
The book is dense but offers insights for supporters and critics.