The death of climate scientist Stephen Schneider seems to have attracted little attention here. I do not know the particulars of his passing, but it was reportedly due to a heart attack while traveling.
What was not reported in the diary here was that Schneider was the target of right wing/whacko harassment and threats. I wanted to call attention to this BBC piece on that subject.
I last spoke to him about three months ago. The context was abuse: the vitriolic, sustained, personalised and sometimes apparently organised abuse that has been levelled against scientists in the climate field, including him.