Students Organize Graduate Climate Conference
CCR graduate students Taydra Low and Rudradutt Thaker helped organize the 2025 Graduate Climate Conference (GCC), held November 7-9 at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. The 19th annual conference, which drew students from 54 institutions, featured presentations on topics ranging from polar ice dynamics and ocean biogeochemistry to urban resilience, climate communication, and environmental justice. Learn more about the conference
Michael Notaro Shares Climate Science with High School Students
Michael Notaro visited Nekoosa High School to work with students interested in climate science. Students learned about meteorological instrumentation, the urban heat island effect and benefits of greenspaces, and designing sling psychrometers to measure relative humidity. Nekoosa High School is participating in the NASA GLOBE program in partnership with Notaro. Check out this Instagram post that summed up the day.
New Climate Tool from State Climatology Office
Courtney Vanorio, a Nelson Institute graduate, has created an Analog Climate Explorer (ACE) tool, in collaboration with the State Climatology Office. This interactive web tool shows how Wisconsin’s past climate compares to present-day climates across the United States to make climate change more tangible and easier to understand. Learn more about the tool and its capabilities.
Extreme Weather and Climate Services Roadshow
The Wisconsin State Climatology Office is collaborating with the Rural Partnerships Institute and Wisconet to organize meetings in rural Wisconsin communities to better understand weather and climate information needs and learn the local impacts of extreme weather events.
The Extreme Weather and Climate Services Roadshow will feature listening sessions where attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and share perspectives and experiences with extreme weather. The first meeting will be held in Rhinelander on December 2. Meetings are free to attend but registration is appreciated.