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Here is an outline of the structure
of my talk.
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First IÕll discuss some of the key
findings of a recent Intergovernmental report that investigated the nature
and causes of climate change.
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Then IÕll define some terms that IÕll
be using in my talk.
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Next IÕll try to give you some
indication of the principal advances that have been made in our knowledge of
the causes of climate change.
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Most of the talk will focus on
discussion of one example of a so-called ÒfingerprintÓ study - a statistical
comparison of patterns of climate change in observed data and in model
predictions.
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Finally, in my concluding remarks,
IÕll point out some of the key uncertainties in this type of work, and tell
you why I believe that we all have a stake in advancing the science.
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