Global Climate Change:Wildlife and

Conservation

Association of Zoos and AquariumsSeptember 16, 2009Portland, OR

Panel Participants

• Moderator: Kay Ferrari – NASA/JPL E/PO• John Fraser, ILI, Nat’l Public Survey of the

Perceived Value of Zoos and Aquariums to America

• Gary Lagerloef, NASA climate scientist• Kay Ferrari, NASA resources• Jennie McNary, Los Angeles Zoo, Curator of

Mammals• Lee Bodner, ecoAmerica, climate messaging

• Insert other speakers’ slides here

NASA ResourcesNASA satellites have been observing the Earth 24/7 for nearly 50 years:• Global view• Day/night• Oceans/land/ice/air• Long-term database

NASA E/PO Resources

• Background: International Polar Year Education and Public Outreach– Polar Literacy Networks (PI: Anita Sohus/JPL)

• Increase public understanding of climate and polar regions

• Special IPY Focus using existing Networks• Extend networks to include more zoos/aquaria

Museum Alliance

• International• Professional Staff at Museums, Aquaria, Zoos• Trained on NASA content

– Professional Development Telecons with NASA scientists/mission personnel

– Listserv– Website– Front door into NASA resources, personnel, information– Multimedia (B-rolls, links, DVDs)– Some printed materials (poster, educator guides)– Register at: https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/alliance

Museum Alliancehttp://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/

Solar System Ambassadors(use them or become one)

• Audience: General Public

• Volunteers

• Nationwide

• Trained on NASA content– Professional Development Telecons with

NASA scientists/mission personnel– Listserv– Website

Solar System Ambassadors(use them or become one)

http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador

Trained volunteers conduct / supportNASA-related public events in their communities

Solar System Educators(conduct educational workshops)

• Master Teachers who train other teachers

• Volunteers

• Nationwide

• Trained on NASA content– Professional Development Telecons with

NASA scientists/mission personnel– Listserv– Website

Solar System Educators(conduct educational workshops)

http://solarsystem.jpl.nasa.gov/ssep/

Master Teachers train trainers

NASA News

• NASA News Media Listserve– hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov

• NASA TV– http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

• NASA RSS Feeds– http://www.nasa.gov/rss/index.html

• NASA Education Express e-mail list http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/Express_Landing.html

Websites

Global Climate Change

• Website: http://climate.nasa.gov/

• Vital Signs of the Planet

• Eyes on the Earth

• Metropolis (game)

Global Climate Change

http://climate.nasa.gov/

Earth Observatory

• Website: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/• Data Visualizations• Rapid response team (quick release of data relevant to

current events; e.g. hurricanes, fires)

Landsat Image of Antarctica (LIMA)

• Website: http://lima.usgs.gov/

• Virtually cloudless, seamless, and high resolution satellite view of Antarctica

• Educational Resources:

http://lima.nasa.gov/

Sea Surface Salinity from Space

• Aquarius mission (launching 2010)

• Website: http://aquarius.nasa.gov/

• Education Site:

http://aquarius.nasa.gov/education.html

Sea Level

• Website: http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/

• Ocean Surface Topography

• Example: El Nino/La Nina predictions

Weather and Climate from Space

• Website: http://airs.jpl.nasa.gov/

• Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on Aura satellite– Air Temperature (Day and Night)– Water Vapor (High Altitude and Total)– Carbon Monoxide– Ozone

• Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)

• Website: http://www.csr.utexas.edu/grace/

• Example: exchanges between ice sheets or glaciers and the oceans

Variations in Earth’s Gravity

Questions