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Title: Why 200 US Climate Scientists are Hosting a 100-Hour YouTube
Livestream
Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/31/0856...
"More than 200 climate and weather scientists from across the U.S. are taking
part in a marathon livestream on YouTube," according to this report from
Space.com. For 100 hours (that started Wednesday) they're sharing their
scientific work and answering questions from viewers, "to prove the value of
climate science," according to the article. The event is being stated in
protest of recent government funding cuts at NASA, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the United States Geological Survey, and the
National Science Foundation. (The event began with "scientists documenting
their last few hours at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies as the
office was shuttered." The marathon stream features mini-lectures, panels
and question-and-answer sessions with hundreds of scientists, each speaking
in their capacity as private citizens rather than on behalf of any
institution. These include talks from former National Weather Service
directors, Britney Schmidt, a groundbreaking glacier researcher, and
legendary meteorologist John Morales. In its first 30 hours, the stream got
over 77,000 views. Ultimately, the goal of the event is to give members of
the public the chance to learn more about meteorology and climate science in
an informal setting - and for free. "We really felt like the American public
deserves to know what we do," Duffy said. However, many of the speakers and
organizers also hope the transference of this knowledge will spur people to
take action. The event's website features a link to 5 Calls, an organization
that makes it easy for folks to contact their representatives in Congress
about the importance of funding climate and weather research.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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