Join us as with special guest Deke Arndt,  Chief, Monitoring Branch National Centers for Environmental Information at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.  Deke breaks breaks down why we can have confidence in the scientific consensus regarding climate change, what that means for the least among us and how we might respond.  Be sure to check these great resources referenced on today's Podcast! Project Drawdown (the book title that escaped Deke's memory during the recording) Before the Flood (National Geographic/DiCaprio Documentary, currently available on Netflix) State of Climate Reports (NOAA) Exec Summary for Policy Makers: Global Warming of 1.5 C (IPCC) Laudato Si (Pope Francis Encyclical)