Often, in our weekly climate conversations, we’re looking toward our planet’s future.

But this week we explored a bit of climate science history by talking about an amateur meteorologist you might not have heard of: Guy Callendar.

Professor Sylvia Dee, a climate scientist at Rice University, explains why Callendar is so important.

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