Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Teenage Skeptic Takes on Climate Scientists

This is a Climate Connections profile that aired on Morning Edition today. Sixteen-year-old Kristen Byrnes's Web site, "Ponder the Maunder," has made her a celebrity among climate skeptics.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maunder

Main Entry: maun·der
Pronunciation: \ˈmȯn-dər, ˈmän-\
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): maun·dered; maun·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\
Etymology: probably imitative
Date: 1621

1: chiefly British : grumble
2: to wander slowly and idly
3: to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly
— maun·der·er \-dər-ər\ noun

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