| July 17, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY M23-090 Update: NASA to Discuss Climate Work in Wake of Record High Temps
52991306056_53913884a5_o_1.jpg NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Michael Morgan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Marlen Eve, Deputy Administrator for the Agricultural Research Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Eric Hooks, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), are seen as they watch âSpace for Earth,â the immersive audio-visual installation in NASAâs Earth Information Center. The Earth Information Center is new immersive experience that combines live data sets with cutting-edge data visualization and storytelling to allow visitors to see how our planet is changing. Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky |
Editor's note: This advisory was updated on July 18, 2023, to add an additional participant, and to add details about audio of the call streaming on NASA's website. NASA leadership, including climate experts, will be available at 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 20, at the agencyâs headquarters in Washington to shed light on recent extreme weather events, and discuss how NASA research and data is enabling climate solutions. From wildfires raging across North America, flooding in the Northeast, heatwaves across the Southwest, and a record hot June, millions of Americans are experiencing the effects of extreme weather, and NASA is tracking all of it.  Audio of the discussion will stream live on NASA's website. Participants include: - NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
- Kate Calvin, NASA chief scientist and senior climate adviser
- Karen St. Germain, director, NASAâs Earth Science Division
- Gavin Schmidt, director, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies
- Tom Wagner, associate director for Earth Action
- Huy Tran, aeronautics director, NASAâs Ames Research Center
- Carlos Del Castillo, chief, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
This event is open to U.S. media in person, or U.S. media and international media virtually. All media must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the event to Roxana Bardan at roxana.bardan@nasa.gov. NASAâs media accreditation policy is online. To learn more about NASAâs climate work, visit: https://climate.nasa.gov -end- |