The Storm at the Center of Climate Science

By RICHARD MONASTERSKY

How did a quiet researcher on global warming upset so many people?

James Hansen is tired of being one of the most misunderstood scientists on earth. The climate researcher who almost single-handedly drew attention to the global-warming issue, Mr. Hansen has recently started feeling the heat himself, but not because of the weather.

Instead, he's gotten quietly steamed as a flurry of press reports have