<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>We study the climate. We chose not to fly to D.C. for a conference on it.
This week, more than 20,000 Earth and planetary scientists from all over the world are converging on Washington for the annual gathering of<wm> the American Geophysical Union (AGU), which is a unique gathering place to focus attention and work on climate and extreme climate research with the scientific community and the general public. We decided to leave the city for a more leisurely trip through the scenic American South to look into one particular science museum. We were hoping that visiting the city will give us a unique opportunity to talk about climate and extreme climate to the real American people and to bring about an increased understanding and sympathy for our planet that she is</wm> not always so good to be envied.
Our aim in bringing up climate change is to build a