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Mathematics and climate change

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Mathematical graphs showing the increase of temperature

Mathematics and climate change are closely connected, and environmentalists use mathematics to make predictions, create mathematical models, or design lower-impact alternatives in their studies.[1][2][3][4]

Mathematical knowhow is necessary in producing knowledge about climate change, understanding it as a phenomenon and contributing to the climate debate.[5]

History[edit]

Before being climate change politized in the 1990s[6][7], studies showed the connection between math and climate change.[8]

American Mathematical Society[9] and NASA[10][11] recognizes that climate change uses and needs mathematics for understanding the climate change phenomenon, as well as for understanding climate crisis, and much more[12]. European Mathematical Society[13] and London Mathematical Society[14] also speaks about it.

University of Chicago Math Institute focused on how pure mathematics (such as group theory) and statistics can be used to tackle climate change.[15]

In popular culture[edit]

  • Maths for Planet Earth (mathsforplanetearth.ouce.ox.ac.uk) is a website and research group that develops mathematical modelling tools for studying Planet Earth.[16]
  • Imaginary (mathematics outreach exhibitions) made in 2013 an exhibition about mathematics and climate change.[17]

References[edit]

  1. "Climate change: How can maths help?". Plus Maths. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  2. Lohmann, Gerrit (2020), Sriraman, Bharath, ed., "Mathematics and Climate Change", Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–32, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-70658-0_145-1, ISBN 978-3-319-70658-0, retrieved 2022-05-17
  3. Williams, Paul D.; Cullen, Michael J. P.; Davey, Michael K.; Huthnance, John M. (2013-05-28). "Mathematics applied to the climate system: outstanding challenges and recent progress". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 371 (1991): 20120518. doi:10.1098/rsta.2012.0518. PMC 3638379. PMID 23588054.CS1 maint: PMC format (link)
  4. McKibben, Bill; McKibben, Bill (2012-07-19). "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  5. "Mathematics". Teachers Climate Guide. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  6. "Climate Change Became Politicized in the 1990s. It Didn't Have To Be That Way". Time. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  7. Hilton, Isabel (2008). "The Reality of Global Warming: Catastrophies Dimly Seen". World Policy Journal. 25 (1): 1–8. ISSN 0740-2775.
  8. Watts, Robert G. (1988-01-01), Goldstein, Jerome; Rosencrans, Steven; Sod, Gary, eds., "THE MATHEMATICS IN CLIMATE CHANGE", Mathematics Applied to Science, Academic Press, pp. 263–309, ISBN 978-0-12-289510-4, retrieved 2022-05-17
  9. "Mathematics of Planet Earth". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  10. MSFC, Charmein Johnson : (2013-05-30). "Earth Math Educator Guide". NASA. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  11. "Welcome to Space Math @ NASA !". spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  12. "Can you explain the mathematics of planet Earth?". Plus Maths. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  13. "Mathematics for Planet Earth | European Mathematical Society". euro-math-soc.eu. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  14. "Mathematics of Planet Earth: Mathematicians Reflect on How to Discover, Organize, and Protect our Planet". IMA. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  15. "Math Institute workshop focuses on how math and statistics can help address climate change | News | Physical Sciences Division | The University of Chicago". physicalsciences.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  16. "Mathematics of Planet Earth | Research groups | Imperial College London". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  17. "Mathematics of Planet Earth | IMAGINARY". www.imaginary.org. Retrieved 2022-05-17.


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