| Summary: | <p>In recent years, science has hardened the discourse on
the emergency of global warming, pointing out that the next decades will be
decisive to maintaining the stability of the climate system and, thus, avoiding a cascade effect of events that increase the average temperature above safe limits. The scientific community warns that there are different tipping points that could produce a chain reaction in the global climate. One of them is related
to the jet stream. However, despite the importance of this air current in
atmospheric dynamics in the Northern Hemisphere and the changes it is
experiencing in the context of global warming, the public is still not
familiar with this kind of physical concept nor with other much simpler concepts.
As concerns about the climate crisis rise, climate literacy remains
stagnant. To advance the learning of the science of climate change, in
general, and of concepts such as the jet stream, in particular, specific
scientific communication formats are required that can successfully tackle
the difficult task of explaining such complex problems to the general
public. These formats should be included in the media, as the characteristics of the formats (daily section, scientific dissemination, historic perspective, teleconnections and specialization) make them well suited to taking on the
challenge of explaining the complexity of climate science. In this article,
we present a communication proposal existent in a newspaper published in
Spain. We argue that this communication format represents a good model to
disseminate climate science, educate readers and even to make physical
concepts such as the jet stream accessible. We believe that this format
conforms to and complies with the enunciation of Article 12 of the Paris
Agreement, which calls on the signatory countries to promote education and
training on climate change.</p>
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