Year: 2015

ESSIC / AOSC Professor Ross Salawich is part of a UMD collaborative effort called ScienceBEAT that will teach students about climate change at three area high schools.   The program, which is funded through the provision of a two-year $105,000 seed grant from UMD’s Council on the Environment (ConE), is designed to supplement existing lessons in the curriculum and not replace them.   Salawich is one of five UMD professors who comprise the ScienceBEAT team….

ESSIC Research Associate Linette Boisvert is the lead author of a recently published study in Geophysical Research Letters, which suggests the Arctic is becoming wetter and warmer.  The study analyzed ten years of Arctic data (2003 – 2013) collected by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument.   During that period, average air temperatures above the Arctic Ocean rose by 1.5 degrees Celsius while the temperature at the sea and ice surface rose by 2.5 …

The ESSIC/CICS-MD “ClimateBits” multimedia project was featured along with its lead architect, Stephanie Schollaert Uz, in the August 2015 addition of the Goddard View.  Published by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Office of Communications, the article entitled, “ClimateBits: simplifying earth science One Bit at a time,” featured comments from Schollaert Uz on the evolution of the project, which is a collaborative effort between NASA GSFC, NOAA, and UMD. …

Stephanie Schollaert Uz (ESSIC / CICS-MD), lead architect of ESSIC/CICS-MD “ClimateBits” multimedia project, recently participated in climate literacy event at the White House.  Sponsored by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the event brought together over 150 top students, educators, and education policy leaders from across the country.  As part of the event, the administration announced new commitments from Federal agencies and external …

Antonio Busalacchi, professor of atmospheric and ocean science at the University of Maryland and director of the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, has been appointed co-chair of the National Research Council’s Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space. The survey committee will develop priorities and support observation activities for NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Geological Survey from 2018 through 2027. A …

ESSIC Director Antonio Busalacchi was featured in the July issue of the Washington Business Journal (WBJ) in an article entitled, “How I…Spot best weather conditions for wine.”  The subscription-based article highlights Busalacchi’s pioneering expertise within the burgeoning climate services industry, with respect to the intersection of wine, weather, and climate guidance.  An accompanying video interview segment is provided below. …