First Person Science
Contributing scientists use images and sound to share their insights on climate change.
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- Drought and Climate in the American West
- Lake Mead is at a record low level, a stark symbol of increased water demand and a stubborn drought in the West. Will conditions persist and the reservoir sink farther? Scientist David McGee reveals how he looks for the answers by studying past dry spells.
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- Seeds of Hope
- Reversing the process of environmental degradation in Senegal by restoring mangroves, which provide critical protection for coastal communities and nearby marine life.
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- Roots: The Hidden Half of Vegetation-Climate Interactions
- By looking below ground, to the roots of plants, we can learn to anticipate fluctuations of seasonal carbon dioxide shifts.
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- Lake Coring in NYC and Greenland
- Dr. Billy D'Andrea, a NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, describes how he investigates earth's climate history through lake coring.
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- Climate Change and Mammals
- Dr. Rebecca C. Terry, a NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University describes the surprising benefits of conserving and restoring ecosystems for biodiversity.
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- Clues in Coral
- Paleoclimatologist Casey Saenger describes how his study of ancient climates can help predict our future ones.
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