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Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change

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NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus started posting videos on the platform after he was arrested in a civil disobedience action. Kalmus sees his @climatehuman channel as a way to motivate people, especially younger demographics, to become activists. Bringing climate literacy on TikTok is crucial to counterbalancing climate-related misinformation, according to Doug McNeall, a climate scientist.

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Hindustan Times

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Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change

A growing number of scientists are leveraging the short-form video app TikTok to boost literacy on climate change, campaign for action or combat rampant disinformation online.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Gulf News

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Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change

Some experts are also using the platform as a megaphone for climate action

2 years ago·Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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The Daily Telegraph

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Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change

With his moustache caked in icicles and frozen droplets, glaciologist Peter Neff shows his 220,000 TikTok followers a sample of old ice excavated from Antarctica's Allan Hills.

2 years ago·Sydney, Australia

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Channel News Asia

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Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change

PARIS: With his moustache caked in icicles and frozen droplets, glaciologist Peter Neff shows his 220,000 TikTok followers a sample of old ice excavated from Antarctica's Allan Hills. The drop-shaped fragment encapsulates tiny air bubbles, remnants of a 100,000-year-old atmosphere. The greenhouse

2 years ago·Singapore

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GMA Filipino News

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Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change

A growing number of scientists are leveraging TikTok to boost literacy on climate change, campaign for action or combat rampant disinformation online.

2 years ago·Quezon City, Philippines

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The New Indian Express

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Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change

A growing number of scientists are leveraging the short-form video app TikTok to boost literacy on climate change, campaign for action or combat rampant disinformation online.

2 years ago·India

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