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The Afterword: A Conversation About the Future of Words

Feb 28, 2022

What are the historical events that have been impacted by weather? How does the study of meteorology affect industry, military and the private sector? What could have been done differently to save lives in the 1900 Galveston Hurricane or the 1953 storm of the century? 

Dr. Elizabeth Smith, a research meteorologist at...


Feb 21, 2022

How are mitigation and adaptation related to changes in climate, extreme weather events and population migration? What are the ways we can implement global system changes and policies that will support all communities? In many cases, human migration is normal, and many have experienced this in some way or another. Dr....


Feb 14, 2022

How does the weather and changing climate impact population displacement? While migration is a normal aspect in society, there has been an increase in this movement based on recent data. We learn this week from our guests Dr. Elizabeth Fussell, professor at Brown University and Dr. Robert Oakes, senior researcher at...


Feb 7, 2022

Weather and climate are two different things, yet they are connected. While the weather changes constantly, forecasters tend to focus on short term predictions. Climate is more long term, yet the models are also showing that it is rapidly changing. We have to be prepared for weather events and weather forecasts help us...


Feb 4, 2022

When trying to solve problems, humans are prone to looking for a “silver bullet” which often bypasses the learning process. Educational trends prove this theory. The hot teaching movement today may not have solid research behind it. History shows us that we are not good at being patient students throughout life’s...