# The science behind a climate headline

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Rachel Pike
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_pike_the_science_behind_a_climate_headline)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 4 minutes, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of the massive scientific effort behind the bold headlines on climate change, with her team -- one of thousands who contributed -- taking a risky flight over the rainforest in pursuit of data on a key molecule.

## Lectures

1. [The science behind a climate headline](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rachel_pike_the_science_behind_a_climate_headline/6b250bb66c15), 4 min (TED's player)