AT24-035 Webinar, CoCoRaHS Wx Quarterly Talk

Event/Webinar Title:  CoCoRaHS Wx Quarterly Talk

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Event Date: 01/17/2024
Event Time: 12:00p-1:30p

Repeats with Different Topics 3/14,  5/16, 9/TBD, 11/TBD Events occur on a Thursday

Event Summary:
CoCoRaHS WxTalk consists of a series of one and one 1/2-hour interactive Webinars featuring engaging experts in the fields of atmospheric science, climatology and other pertinent disciplines

Event Description:
1/17 – A Review of Significant Weather Events Occurring in 2023″, Presenter: Greg Carbin, NOAA/Weather Prediction Center College Park, MD

3/14 – So you want to be a meteorologist – 2024 update, Presenter: Victor Gensini, Associate Professor Northern Illinois Univ. DeKalb, Ill.

5/23- Monitoring Climate Change at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Presenter: Claire Ransom
World Meteorological Organization, Geneve, Switzerland

Beginning in 1873 as a forum for exchanging weather data and research, the WMO today is the UN’s leading voice on weather, water and climate. One of the lesser known specialized agencies of the UN, the WMO plays a critical role in many matters related to data exchange, climate change and socioeconomic development. This webinar will present WMO, its history and some of the work that it does, with a specific focus on climate change and its impact to sustainable development. 

 Sept TBD –  Measuring beyond precipitation.  How is your forest responding to drought?  Presenter: Peter Goble, Colorado Climate Center, Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, CO

Nov TBD – Meteorology and the Law: The Use of Weather Experts in Litigation, Presenter: Alicia Wasula, President STM Weather Cropseyville, NY

Cost: no charge

Register  (May 23) @: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jeVZFCqjSDyncLYWN_HJSQ#/registration

Presenter:
See above

Contact Information:
info@cocorahs.org
(970) 491-8545

Organization Website:
https://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=wxtalk

Sponsoring Organization:
CoCoRaHS – Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network