6.2
Climate Change. Educating yourself and your viewers
Dan Satterfield, WHNT-TV Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Climate change is a hot political issue, and many Meteorologists who work in TV avoid it for this reason.
I took the trip of a lifetime to the High Arctic in Aug 2007.
We used this trip to as an opportunity to educate our viewers on Climate change. Preparing this special (North of 60-The Arctic You May Never See) Took a lot of work.
We presented it twice with a live feed with Q&A to schools.
I like most Meteorologists doing TV, am a synoptic forecaster, and not a Climate Scientist. Bringing yourself up to speed on climate science will take time and there is a ton of junk science out there that you will have to avoid. I share my thoughts on what we did and how you can educate yourself on the science of climate change.
Recorded presentationSession 6, Climate Issues (Including Global Climate Change topics)
Thursday, 26 June 2008, 4:15 PM-5:15 PM, Grand Ballroom
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