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Michaels was, until late 2007, a Professor of Environmental Science at the [[University of VirginaVirginia Department of Environmental Sciences]]. A biographical note at that time described Michaels "research interests" as being "The core issue over the next ten years will not be "How much will the climate warm?" but, rather, "Why did it warm so little?" My research also leads me to believe that the next decade will see the emergence of a paradigm of "robust earth," as opposed to the fashionable "fragility" concept ... It is entirely possible that human influence on the atmosphere is not necessarily deleterious and that it is simply another component of the dynamic planet. Tomorrow's scientific and science-policy leaders will have to recognize this verity in our attempts to maintain a productive and diverse planet."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071109231413/http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/faculty/people/michaels.shtml "Research Interests"], University of Virgina, accessed November 2007.</ref>