From: Jan Wee <jwee@mail.arc.nasa.gov>
Subject: NOAA Climate Resource for Teachers
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 05:44:20 -0500
Dear discuss-lfm members, Janet Cook, PTK Advocate from Colorado, shared this resource and it looks like a good one to pass along to all, especially given the focus on the Weather Watchers activity that is ongoing through November! Thanks, Janet!! Jan Wee, discuss-lfm moderator Live From Mars Subject: NOAA Press Release for Teachers > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > NOAA RELEASES OUR CHANGING CLIMATE, > AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a new >educational tool today, Our Changing Climate, a publication designed to >raise the level of public awareness on issues dealing with global >environmental change. > > "The public is becoming increasingly aware of climate issues and people >are interested in understanding how these issues will affect their lives," >said D. James Baker, NOAA administrator. "This new publication serves as >an important tool to educate the public on a topic of rising concern." > > More than 400,000 copies of Our Changing Climate will be shared with >science teachers, educators and libraries through a collaborative effort of >NOAA's Office of Global Programs and the University Corporation for >Atmospheric Research's Office for Science Support. University of >Washington professor Dennis Hartmann is the primary author of the >publication. > > Through the use of vividly colored graphics and input from the >scientific community, Our Changing Climate discusses historical events >attributed to climate such as the American Ice Age, the Dust Bowl of the >1930s, and phenomena such as the Greenhouse Effect. The publication also >discusses socio-economic impacts that result from climate patterns such as >El NiZo, where abnormal temperature and precipitation patterns result in >flooding or drought. > > Our Changing Climate is the fourth publication in the award-winning series >"Reports to the Nation on Our Changing Planet." > >Note: A "class set" of up to 30 publications is available > to teachers who make a request on their school letterhead > to the UCAR, Joint Office for Science Support, P.O. Box 3000, > Boulder, CO 80307-3000; (303) 497-8666; fax (303) 497-8633; > e-mail: rtn@joss.ucar.edu. Once such a request is made, > the teachers' names are added to the mailing list and they > automatically receive future publications. The publication > also is available on the worldwide web at: > > http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/OGPFront/Edoutrch.html > > ______________________________________________________________________ >| | | >| Prof. Perry J. Samson | Director, | >| Department of Atmospheric, | Laboratory for Atmospheric | >| Oceanic and Space Sciences | Science & Environmental Res. | >| 1539 Space Research Building | 313-763-6213 [office] | >| University of Michigan | 313-763-5376 [fax] | >| Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2143 | samson@umich.edu | >|___________________________________|__________________________________| >| | >| Explore the activities of ONE SKY, MANY VOICES: | >| http://www.onesky.umich.edu/ | >| | >| Oct. 6-31, 1997: HURRICANES'97 | >| Feb.2 - Mar.27, 1998: KIDS AS GLOBAL SCIENTISTS'98 | >| May 4-29, 1998: SHARED AIR'98 | >|______________________________________________________________________| >