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Climate: Past, Present & Future

Climate of the Future

A glimpse into the INTIMATE’s summer school of 2022

November 21, 2022
A glimpse into the INTIMATE’s summer school of 2022
Group photo of the INTIMATE summer school 2022 at Kokkila. Photo Credit: Francesco Muschitiello.

The Earth’s climate has been rapidly changing in the last decades. That’s a fact! Virtually, every one of us has been experiencing those changes in person, but how do we know that Earth’s climate has changed in the past beyond the instrumental data of the last ~200 years? From ancient manuscripts to geologic records, there are many “archives” one might consider “reading” to infer or reconstruct pa ...[Read More]

Simple is good: How we understand climate using idealised models

, and September 18, 2022
Simple is good: How we understand climate using idealised models
The first satellite image was from the ESA-MSG-4 geostationary weather satellite (link). Second image is from Earth.nullschool, showing a forecast for the earth's wind at 250hPa (link). The last image shows fictional results of a simplified qg like model, image is photoshopped from the gqs model outputs. The figure was designed by Oisin Hamilton.

Do you gravitate to science because of the subject’s ability to explain complicated behaviour in nature through experimentation? When we see things or get our hands dirty by conducting experiments, it helps us comprehend scientific theories which are harder to explain. Introducing a complicated scientific theory is often carried out initially by presenting a simplified version.  For example, stude ...[Read More]

Don’t miss out on these awesome #EGU22 activities!

and March 9, 2022
Don’t miss out on these awesome #EGU22 activities!

Dear climate enthusiasts, EGU lovers, and early/senior climate scientists, With #EGU22 approaching, we wanted to give you a quick overview of the great short courses and great debates that are planned for this years’ General Assembly! If you want to learn more about the scientific sessions offered, please have a look at our Seasonal love letter from December. Short Courses If you are about to fini ...[Read More]

High school-University Connection: Teaching experiences in rural communities regarding climate change

and November 16, 2021
High school-University Connection: Teaching experiences in rural communities regarding climate change
Figure 1. A world of words that describe the project of rural communities in Colombia.

Understanding how our environment is changing under a warmer climate will be one of the new challenges our children will face. Meanwhile, teachers are challenged to seek new pedagogical strategies for teaching climate change in the youngest, especially in rural communities, which are one of the most vulnerable to climate change impacts, as they lack resilience towards surviving extreme events. Alt ...[Read More]