Two NOAA/National Science Teachers Association web seminars designed for high school to undergraduate level teachers will expose participants to online resources to help them educate students about the challenging aspects of climate change and impacts the nation is already facing. The seminar will explore videos, current eastern/western regional impacts from the recently released Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, and online educational resources to help teachers teach these concepts. The seminar will also focus on current research in the climate change science and show teachers how they can bring this research into the classroom.

The webinar on Global Climate Change Impacts in the Western United States will take place on November 5 from 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The presenters are Katharine Hayhoe, climate change expert and professor in the Department of Geosciences at Texas Tech University; Frank Niepold of CPO; and Karen Scott, Environmental Education Specialist, U.S. EPA Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education.

The second webinar on Global Climate Change Impacts in the Eastern United States will take place on November 17 from 6:30p.m. - 8:00p.m. Eastern Time. The presenters are Dr. Eileen L. Shea of NCDC; Frank Niepold of CPO; and Karen Scott, Environmental Education Specialist, U.S. EPA Office of Children's Health Protection.

Contact:
Frank Niepold
301-734-1244
Frank.Niepold@noaa.gov