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“I like the Earth Gauge program because the information is broad, well researched, and includes references. The beauty of Earth Gauge is lots of valuable information without taxing my own time.” -Mike Buresh, Chief Meteorologist, WAWS/WTEV-TV, Jacksonville, FL |
Earth Gauge weather-environment information is currently distributed in partnership with the American Meteorological Society to 125 media markets around the U.S. Join over 215 broadcast meteorologists, journalists and radio broadcasters by becoming your station’s scientist.
Subscribe now to receive a free weekly e-newsletter with an environmental fact and viewer tip tied to your local 3-day forecast, a Climate Fact about observed changes in climate and weather patterns in the U.S. and abroad, and a Climate in the News Link. View an example (.pdf).
Additional Earth Gauge Resources:
- Regularly released fact sheets on weather and climate topics.
- Online weather-environment themed courses, produced in partnership with the COMET program, including Watersheds: Connecting Weather to the Environment, Weather and the Built Environment, Weather and Health and Climate Change: Fitting the Pieces Together. These courses count for professional development credit under the AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program.
- Earth Gauge Kids website, designed for grades 5-8, featuring rotating monthly themes on weather and environment topics, interactive quizzes and activity ideas.
- Science-based answers to frequently asked questions about climate change, authored by Bob Henson, UCAR and Bud Ward, Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media.
