CLIMATE LITERACY INITIATIVES FROM THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE STUDIES

Ever since the 2007 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that “warming is unequivocal” making clear connections between climate change impacts and human causes, the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been prioritizing climate literacy as an outcome for public outreach and education. This poster presents several CIMSS initiatives to raise awareness around climate change with different audiences ranging from K-12 science teachers to National Weather Service (NWS) storm spotters to museum docents to college students, while highlighting the importance of effective partnerships.