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Climate4Classrooms.org Getting the science of climate change into the class...
What is climate change? How is it caused? What could our future look like? These questions and more are explored on a new website designed for teachers and students by three leading organisations due to be launched formally on 23 March to coincide with Climate Week. The Royal Meteorological Society, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and British Council have worked in partnership to provide schools, whether in the UK or internationally, with up-to-date scientific data about the worlds climatic system and projections that explore the potential impact of climate change at the national scale. The free resource, piloted in the UK, China, Mexico and Indonesia, is the first website to use national level climate projections tailored to individual countries. This allows teachers and students to see how their nations and others around the world might be affected by climate change and how they might adapt to and mitigate these changes. Dr Rita Gardner, Director of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), said the website will help teachers be more confident in teaching the science and geography of climate change and its potential impact. Many people are uncertain about climate change or see it as controversial, but it is vitally important that young people and their teachers have access to the most up-to-date and reliable climate science available. A generation properly informed is a generation equipped to tackle the challenges of the future, she said. In the teaching resources, each module has clear learning outcomes, activity plans and student activity sheets. Meanwhile, a My Climate section allows schools to log in and upload their own case studies. Professor Paul Hardaker, Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Society, said Climate4Classrooms was a welcome addition for teaching resources. I know of nowhere else that brings together for schools the science of climate change, the ability to examine what it might mean for national climates and helps explore the challenges of finding both global and local solutions, he said. Not only will it be valuable for any classroom in any country to make use of, but it also offers an exciting opportunity to promote greater exchange and dialogue between students and classrooms across the globe on a topic that is of importance to all of us. Schools in more than 50 countries across the world including Hong Kong, Colombia, Russia and Ireland, have already accessed the website and investigated national and global future environmental scenarios as well as possible solutions. Martin Davidson, CEO of the British Council, said they were proud to be a partner in Climate4Classrooms. The next generation will face the full effects of climate change. The British Council is delighted to be partnering RGS-IBG and RMS in the development of scientifically-based resources for teachers and students to learn about climate change. As a cultural relations organisation, we are particularly pleased to be able to use our expertise in connecting students and teachers from around the world to build a better shared understanding in this important area, he said. ENDS Notes to editors: 1. Media enquiries contact: Lis Parham, Media and Communications Officer on 020 7591 3019 (press@rgs.org). Out-of-hours mobile 07719 721 978. 2. The Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) is the learned society and professional body for geography. Formed in 1830, our Royal Charter of 1859 is for 'the advancement of geographical science'. Today, we deliver this objective by developing, supporting and promoting geography through research, expeditions and fieldwork, education, and public engagement, while also providing geographical input to policy. We aim to foster an understanding and informed enjoyment of our world. We hold the world's largest private geographical collection and provide public access to it. We have a thriving Fellowship and membership and offer the professional accreditation 'Chartered Geographer' www.rgs.org 3. The Royal Meteorological Society is the UKs Professional and Learned Society for Weather and Climate. The Society is a registered charity, based in Reading, UK, and works to advance the understanding of weather and climate, the science and its applications, for the benefit of all. The Society supports those with an interest in all things to do with weather and climate in the UK and around the world. Society members include scientists, students, practitioners and amateur enthusiasts. The Royal Meteorological Societys President is Prof Tim Palmer DSc FRS. Tim is a Royal Society Research Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Oxford and a Senior Scientist at the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, based in Reading. The Chief Executive of the Society is Prof Paul Hardaker FRMetS CMet. The Society is contactable via email at chiefexec@rmets.org or via telephone on 0118 956 8500. More details about the Society can be found on the website at www.rmets.org. 4. The British Council is the UKs international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We work in over 100 countries worldwide to build opportunity and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people. We work in the Arts, English, Education and Society, including science and sport - and in the process contribute to the security and prosperity of the UK and the countries where we work. Last year we engaged face to face with 18.4 million people and reached 652 million. We are a non-political organisation which operates at arms length from government. Our total turnover in 2009/10 was £705 million, of which our grant-in-aid from the British government was £211 million. For every £1 of government grant we receive, we earn £2.50 from other sources. For more information, please visit: www.britishcouncil.org or contact Christopher Palmer 020 7389 4265.
Will it rain on St Swithins day for George James Symons FRS
Members of the Royal Meteorological Society and their invited guests will be hoping that it will not rain on St Swithins Day, the 15th July, although there is a possibility of thundery showers in southeast England. They are gathering together on Thursday 15 July for the graveside re-dedication of George James Symons FRS, one of the worlds most distinguished meteorologists. At the age of 22 he founded what became known as the British Rainfall Organization, and over the next 40 years published detailed annual summaries of rainfall over the British Isles. By his untimely death in 1900 his voluntary observer network was some 3,500 strong: 110 years later this still forms the backbone of our rainfall observing system and records in the UK, which provides us with the densest rainfall observing network in the world. It came to the Societys attention in 2009 that Symons's grave, and that of his family, at Kensal Green Cemetery in west London, had fallen into disrepair. The Society decided to repair the grave and with the help of a kind donation of slate from Mark Weir, owner of the Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria, who will be attending the event, has been able to renovate the site. Situated high in the mountains of the Lake District, Honister Slate Mine is the last working slate mine in England and is particularly appropriate as Honister is one of the wettest places in Britain. To mark the completion of this renovation work the Society is holding a re-dedication event at Kensal Green Cemetery, Harrow Road, London at 1300 on Thursday 15 July (appropriately enough on St Swithins Day). There will be a supply of umbrellas available just in case! Notes for the Editor: The Royal Meteorological Society is the UKs Professional and Learned Society for Weather and Climate. The Society was founded as the British Meteorological Society on 3 April 1850. It became the Royal Meteorological Society in 1883, when Her Majesty Queen Victoria granted the privilege of adding Royal to the title. The Society is a registered charity, based in Reading, UK. The current President of the Society is Professor Julia Slingo OBE, the Chief Scientist at the UK Met Office; the Chief Executive of the Society is Professor Paul Hardaker; and the Head of Communications is Sarah Grintzevitch. The Society is contactable via email at chiefexec@rmets.org or via telephone on 0118 956 8500. Its website can be found at www.rmets.org. Contact details for Honister Slate Mine, Mark Weir Tel: 017687 77230, www.honister.com St Swithins Day, 15 July, is famous for its weather lore, which allegedly dates back to the contentious reburial of St Swithin (or Swithun), the Bishop of Winchester who died in 862 AD, on 15 July 971 AD: St Swithin's day if thou dost rain / For forty days it will remain / St Swithin's day if thou be fair / For forty days 'twill rain no more.
Help us solve Climate Change
The Big Bang 2010 Hundreds of Young People Ask for PMs Help on Climate Change This year at The Big Bang 2010 the Royal Meteorological Society, the Science Council and other member organisations came together to help give young people a voice and let Parliament know what they really think about climate change. Young people attending the event were invited to write a postcard directly to the Prime Minister telling him just what climate change means to them. All the thoughts currently buzzing around the heads of the nations next generation of leaders have now been compiled into a report which has been distributed to the leaders of each political party in the run up to the general election. The majority of the young people involved believe that climate change is an important issue that needs to be addressed with great urgency, with over 50% seeing climate change as having a negative affect on our environment. There were many calls for help to the Prime Minister with students citing the Government as crucial in the fight against climate change. However, the overriding feeling is that the important messages of why its happening, what the affects will be and how we can help to reduce it are all being missed. Understanding of the science behind climate change was shown to be almost non-existent with a number of young people citing Hollywood films are their source of information. Some think climate change is simply a way of the Government extorting taxes from the population whilst others believe climate change will be beneficial in the UK as we will have improved summers. Climate change is now one of the major hurdles facing the global community in the 21st Century and should be at the forefront of the political agenda. In their manifestoes none of the three major parties state climate change as one of their key priorities following the election. This is clearly in direct contrast to the views of our young population. Our students undoubtedly want to be inspired by the government to act on this important issue but feel they lack any sort of strong leadership and direction. We, therefore, urge the leaders of each political party to review the comments of the next generation of voters and make a strong commitment to protect our climate. Notes and contact details: Contacts: Sarah Grintzevitch +44 (0) 118 956 8500 sarah.grintzevitch@rmets.org Tamasin Barnbrook +44 (0) 20 7922 7882 ceoffice@sciencecouncil.org The Royal Meteorological Society is the UKs Professional and Learned Society for Weather and Climate. The Society was founded as the British Meteorological Society on 3 April 1850. It became the Royal Meteorological Society in 1883, when Her Majesty Queen Victoria granted the privilege of adding Royal to the title. The Society is a registered charity, based in Reading, UK. The President of the Society is Professor Julia Slingo OBE, the Chief Scientist at the UK Met Office; the Chief Executive of the Society is Professor Paul Hardaker; and the Head of Communications is Sarah Grintzevitch. The Society is contactable via email at chiefexec@rmets.org or via telephone on 0118 956 8500. Its website can be found at www.rmets.org. The Science Council is a membership organisation representing the learned societies and professional institutions across the breadth of science in the UK. Its purpose is to provide a collective voice for science and scientists and to maintain standards across all the scientific disciplines. The President of the Science Council is Sir Tom McKillop and the Chief Executive of the Science Council is Diana Garnham; and the PA to the Chief Executive is Tamasin Barnbrook. The Science Council is contactable via email at ceoffice@sciencecouncil.org or via telephone on 020 7922 7888. Its website can be found at www.sciencecouncil.org.
The Royal Meteorological Society offers its support to the Independent Review...
We have been concerned over recent days about the challenges made on the quality and integrity of the science conducted by the team in the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia. The Climatic Research Unit is a very well respected and well regarded team of scientists who have, over many years, made a substantial contribution to the understanding of our climate, most notably in their work on global and regional temperature data sets. It is of course right that their science should be open to independent and transparent scrutiny. The team have conscientiously and diligently subjected their finding and methods to peer review in well-recognised international science journals and their work is consistent with the findings of other centres around the world, working with similar data but using independent methods. Yesterday the University of East Anglia announced that they will be holding an Independent Review, under the chairmanship of Sir Muir Russell, into the recent allegations against the Climatic Research Unit that arose from a series of leaked e-mails. We welcome this review and pledge our support to Sir Muir in helping him in any way we are able with his investigations.
Young meteorological scientists Challenge Secretary of State to do more to re...
Contact: Dr Liz Bentley +44 (0) 118 956 8500 liz.bentley@rmets.org Young meteorological scientists challenge the Secretary of State to do more to reach agreement in Copenhagen The future researchers in climate science feel that the Worlds’ governments are not doing enough to combat climate change. The postgraduate students and future climate researchers of the Royal Meteorological Society have today written to the Rt Hon Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate, expressing serious concern about how world politicians are dealing with climate issues ahead of setting the Copenhagen protocols. The letter states that the young meteorological scientists feel that not enough is being done to stay below the EU agreed target in globally-averaged temperature of 2⁰C. They note “that even with this target we will see climate changes on a global scale, and worryingly we are likely to exceed it. As today’s young researchers we and our children will inherit the consequences of the policies made in the Copenhagen process.” Comments from climate researchers from the Royal Meteorological Society: Prof. Sir Brian Hoskins CBE FRS, Director of Grantham Institute for climate change: “It is great to see the next generation of climate researchers making their views known in such strong terms. Let’s hope they will be listened to!” Prof. Rowan Sutton, Director of Climate Research, National Centre for Atmospheric Science: "The younger generation of climate scientists are well placed to comment on the importance of the upcoming negotiations in Copenhagen. They have seen at close hand the compelling evidence concerning anthropogenic interference with the climate system, and recognise the very serious consequences, for their generation and generations to come, should greenhouse emissions remain unmitigated. I applaud their initiative in lending the weight of their collective voice to draw attention to this issue, at this key stage in the development of a global policy framework." Dann Mitchell, author of the letter to the Secretary of State and Chair of the Royal Meteorological Society’s postgraduate researchers, PhD student, University of Reading: “The ozone hole is an example of an environmental problem that is being fixed through policy decisions, so we’ve done it in the past, why not now with the climate change issue? Although we do accept that the climate change issue is far more complex.” Flora MacTavish, PhD student, Imperial College London: “Climate change will probably have a severe impact on the developing world. Areas of Africa and South America are likely to see an increase in water shortages and a decrease in crop yields, and areas of Asia including India and Bangladesh are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise. All countries, particularly the developed world, have a responsibility to work together on mitigation and adaptation strategies.” Joe Daron, PhD student, London School of Economics: “Despite the significant political and ethical challenges that we face in reaching international agreement we must remind our leaders to be ambitious, as we only have one chance to get it right.”
