Tad Murty
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Tad S. Murty is an Indian-Canadian oceanographer
and expert on tsunami
s. He is the former president of the Tsunami Society
. He is an adjunct professor in the departments of Civil Engineering
and Earth Sciences at the University of Ottawa
link. Murty has a PhD
degree in oceanography and meteorology
from the University of Chicago
.
He is co-editor of the journal Natural Hazards
http://www.springer.com/west/home?SGWID=4-102-70-35533100-detailsPage=journal|editorialBoard&changeHeader=true&SHORTCUT=www.springer.com/journal/11069/edboard with Tom Beer of CSIRO
and Vladimir Schenk of the Czech Republic.
He has taken part in a review of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
.
Murty characterizes himself as a global warming
skeptic. In an August 17, 2006 interview, he stated that "I stated [sic] with a firm belief about global warming, until I started working on it myself...I switched to the other side in the early 1990's when Fisheries and Oceans Canada asked me to prepare a position paper and I started to look into the problem seriously.". Murty has also stated that global warming is "the biggest scientific hoax
being perpetrated on humanity. There is no global warming due to human anthropogenic activities." Murty was among the sixty scientists from climate research and related disciplines who authored a 2006 open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
criticizing the Kyoto Protocol
and the scientific basis of anthropogenic global warming.
Oceanography
Oceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
and expert on tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
s. He is the former president of the Tsunami Society
Tsunami Society
The Tsunami Society, also known as the International Tsunami Society, is a professional society for the research of and dissemination of knowledge about tsunamis. The society was founded in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1982...
. He is an adjunct professor in the departments of Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
and Earth Sciences at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
link. Murty has a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree in oceanography and meteorology
Meteorology
Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...
from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
He is co-editor of the journal Natural Hazards
Natural hazard
A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment. Many natural hazards are interrelated, e.g. earthquakes can cause tsunamis and drought can lead directly to famine. It is possible that some natural hazards are...
http://www.springer.com/west/home?SGWID=4-102-70-35533100-detailsPage=journal|editorialBoard&changeHeader=true&SHORTCUT=www.springer.com/journal/11069/edboard with Tom Beer of CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is the national government body for scientific research in Australia...
and Vladimir Schenk of the Czech Republic.
He has taken part in a review of the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...
.
Murty characterizes himself as a global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
skeptic. In an August 17, 2006 interview, he stated that "I stated [sic] with a firm belief about global warming, until I started working on it myself...I switched to the other side in the early 1990's when Fisheries and Oceans Canada asked me to prepare a position paper and I started to look into the problem seriously.". Murty has also stated that global warming is "the biggest scientific hoax
Global warming conspiracy theory
Global warming conspiracy theory refers to an allegation that the data with which the theory of anthropogenic global warming is derived has been tampered with, adulterated, achieved through anecdotal means and/or is being misrepresented so as to inaccurately accuse mankind of causing global climate...
being perpetrated on humanity. There is no global warming due to human anthropogenic activities." Murty was among the sixty scientists from climate research and related disciplines who authored a 2006 open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
criticizing the Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , aimed at fighting global warming...
and the scientific basis of anthropogenic global warming.