Climate scientist says Sky News commentators misrepresented his views on drought
by Graham Readfearn from Science | The Guardian on (#4T4EN)
Exclusive: Andy Pitman says 'misspoken' statement has been used by Alan Jones, Chris Kenny and Andrew Bolt to dismiss links between climate change and drought
A leading Australian climate scientist has said his views have been misrepresented by conservative media commentators, who have used a "misspoken" statement to dismiss the links between climate change and drought.
Prof Andy Pitman, director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes at the University of New South Wales, has told Guardian Australia there are clear links between human-caused climate change and drought, but these links are indirect.
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