How to talk climate change with Evangelical Christians

Katharine Hayhoeis an atmospheric scientistand a prominent figure in the study of climate change. One of her toughest jobs? Trying to convince her fellow evangelical Christians that global warming is real.

HayhoetellsMaryHynesthatshe convinces her fellow EvangelicalChristians that climate change is realby appealing to their shared religious beliefs.

For Hayhoe, science and religion have always peacefully co-existed. Her parents were missionariesand her father wasthe science and technology coordinator for theToronto District School Board.

After studying physics and astronomy atthe University of Toronto she earned her Master's degree and PhD in atmospheric science from theUniversity of Illinois. That's where she met her husband, Andrew Farley, a noted Christian author, pastor and professor.They now live in Texas.

It wasn't until after they were married that Farley and Hayhoe realized they didn't exactly see eye-to-eyeon climate change. She had assumed he believed it was real. He assumed she believed it was false. When they finally found some common ground, they wrotethe book AClimate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions.

Katharine Hayhoe is an associate professor of political science at Texas Tech University and the director of the school's Climate Science Center.In 2014, Time magazinelisted her among its100 Most Influential People.