David Goodrich
David Goodrich is an American author and retired climate scientist.[1][2] He is the former director of the Global Climate Observing System at the United Nations World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.[3] He also directed the multi-agency U.S. Global Change Research Program[4] in Washington, D.C., and worked as the head of the Climate Observations and Monitoring Program at the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).[5]
Literary works[edit]
Goodrich is the author of two non-fiction books that combine the science of climate change with distance cycling travelogues. His first book, A Hole in the Wind (Pegasus Books, 2017), captures Goodrich's bicycle journey across the U.S. as he speaks with Americans from all political persuasions about climate change.[6] This work was named a 2017 "Best Book" by Forbes[7] and was the 2017 "Popular Choice" winner by the Atmospheric Science Librarians International.[8] A Hole in the Wind was also the subject of extensive climate-change related news coverage, including in the Washington Post,[9] Democracy NOW!,[10] and the Christian Science Monitor,[11] among others.[12] His second book, A Voyage Across an Ancient Ocean (Simon & Schuster, 2020), follows Goodrich as he cycles across the Western Interior Seaway, an expanse that runs from the Canadian prairies through the Badlands of the United States, and tracks the flow of oil North to South.[13] Goodrich has also published a number of other short non-fiction and fiction works in The Humanist,[14] The Potomac Review, and National Geographic Traveler.[15]
Activism[edit]
Goodrich is the board chair for the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Climate scientist steps out of the lab and into the wind". Christian Science Monitor. 2017-10-23. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ Kelly, John (2011-08-09). "Dave Goodrich's lessons on climate change". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Home | GCOS". gcos.wmo.int. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "GlobalChange.gov". GlobalChange.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "Climate Observations and Monitoring". cpo.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "A Hole in the Wind". pegasusbooks.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ GrrlScientist. "The 10 Best Environment, Climate Science and Conservation Books of 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "2017 ASLI Choice Awards Winners". Atmospheric Science Librarians International. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ Fallow, Allan (2017-07-14). "Opinion | What climate change looks like, from the seat of a bike". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "As Fires Rage Across the West, Trump Bails Out Big Oil & Picks Climate Denier for Top Role at NOAA". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Climate scientist steps out of the lab and into the wind". Christian Science Monitor. 2017-10-23. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Why a climate scientist biked across the U.S. » Yale Climate Connections". Yale Climate Connections. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ Goodrich, David (2020-08-04). A Voyage Across an Ancient Ocean. ISBN 978-1-64313-446-8.
- ^ "The Sea Approaches". TheHumanist.com. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "What a Cross-Country Bike Ride Taught Me About Climate Change". Travel. 2018-09-18. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Retrieved 2020-11-05.