Michael Mann spent much of his career poring over tree-ring and ice-core data, painstakingly piecing together how human emissions are warming the planet. Now, he’s at the center of a high-profile court case pitting science against a swelling wave of right-wing attacks seeking to undermine it.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
After waiting 12 years, this famed climate scientist fights his critics in court
Climatologist Michael Mann is suing two bloggers, part of a mounting campaign to defend scientists against attacks from right-wing critics
February 7, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. EST