Uncertainties in climate models: Living with uncertainty in an uncertain world

Abstract

Climate change is hugely complicated, physically and statistically. Debate rages about predictions and the uncertainties within them. Understanding such uncertainties is vital. Lindsay Lee works on the Leeds University GLOMAP model of aerosols in the atmosphere and the changes they may bring. This article was a runner-up in the Significance/Young Statisticians Section writers' competition earlier this year. © 2013 The Royal Statistical Society.