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James Hansen, an Uncommon card
James Edward Hansen is an American climatologist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 36,000
Power 179 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
James Hansen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Hansen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is an ______ professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at Columbia University.
Answer
adjunct. He is an adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at Columbia University. From the James Hansen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best known for his research in climatology, his ____ Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change.
Answer
1980s. He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change. From the James Hansen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Tornadoes of 2022. Tornadoes of 2022 92 · James Hansen 87 · 10 Hygiea 84 · Giacomo Meyerbeer 81 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is an adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at Columbia University.
- He is best known for his research in climatology, his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming, and his advocacy of action to avoid dangerous climate change.
- In recent years, he has become a climate activist to mitigate the effects of global warming, on a few occasions leading to his arrest.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Hansen article was read about 36,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get James Hansen
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- Tornadoes of 2022Uncommon · Nature · ATK 92 DEF 87
- Giacomo MeyerbeerUncommon · History · ATK 81 DEF 98
- C. B. FryUncommon · History · ATK 79 DEF 100
- Dmanisi homininsUncommon · Nature · ATK 82 DEF 97
- Wolfgang TillmansUncommon · Arts · ATK 79 DEF 100
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Hansen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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