People's University: Taking a Global Temperature - Climate Literacy in the 21st Century

Summary: Frank Niepold, Climate Education Coordinator at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, delivers a presentation on ground-breaking work to ensure resource managers, policy makers, and the general public understand how to cope with climate variability and change. Annual temperatures are now approximately 1 degree warmer than at the start of the 20th century and the past nine years have all been among the 25 warmest years on record for the contiguous United States. Improved satellite and climate observation technologies, coupled with media interest and the internet, have allowed scientists to share their findings with a broader public audience.http://www.supporthclib.org/ Mr. Niepold frequently refers to his Power Point presentation, available at http://www.friendsofmpl.org/events_listen.html Presented in collaboration with the Minnesota Planetarium and Space Discovery Center. Recorded on October 2, 2007.