Ask a NOAA scientist!

Posted on by Kit Marie Rackley (they/she)

In 2017 I was massively privileged to have a placement at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Earth Science Research Labs in Boulder (ESRL), Colorado. This was no small thanks to one of my closest friends, Carolyn Szoke, who works there in outreach and education.

Carolyn is helping to create virtual outreach for NOAA in Boulder. The idea is to have NOAA scientists to record 5-10 minute videos explaining about the science that they do. But she, her team and the scientists need questions!

At NOAA ESRL, the scientists work on many things, but particularly:

  • meterology, forecasting and weather modelling
  • climate
  • greenhouse gas measurements
  • space weather
  • tsunamis
  • satellites
  • air pollution
  • ozone
  • forest fire smoke
  • arctic ice
  • droughts
  • floods

Having worked with some of the amazing people at NOAA ESRL, I know that they would be delighted to share their experiences. So do you as a teacher, or a group of your students want to ask a question!?

Simply get in touch with me via the contact page, or message me via Facebook or Twitter, and I’ll link you up with Carolyn.

Me building a model AirCore
Previous-life-me at NOAA, building a dummy model of a previous generation AirCore for display purposes.

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Published by Kit Marie Rackley (they/she)

Kit Marie Rackley (they/she) is an award-winning educator, author and climate education specialist, and a former secondary Geography and Drama teacher. As Schools Climate Hub Coordinator at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (University of East Anglia), Kit Marie supports schools to develop meaningful, evidence-informed responses to climate change. Their work spans teacher professional development, school leadership, geography education and climate science communication. Kit Marie has worked with organisations including the Geographical Association, NOAA in Boulder Colorado and the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and has written for National Geographic Kids, Diverse Educators and What is Geography Teaching, Now? Kit Marie’s work explores the climate crisis as a curriculum, leadership and safeguarding issue, alongside a wider commitment to youth voice, decolonising the curriculum, and inclusive and intersectional education. They write at Geogramblings.com and host and produce the Coffee & Geography podcast.

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