Climate change and sea level forecasting is the topic of A Green Space – A Green Earth in July.
Sea level forecasting relies on both Earth observation from space as well as data from coastal tide gauges. Climate change makes sea level estimates in the future very uncertain. What we need are sea level forecasts equivalent to weather forecasts.
The world is populated in a growing number of mega cities, cities with more than 1 million inhabitants, and people are migrating towards the coastal areas, making inhabitants in general, more vulnerable to natural hazards like sea level rise, storm surges and tsunamis.
Carolyn Collins PetersenThe Astronomer’s Universe for May 2009 is really about a wonderful image of the cosmos disguised as an astronomy exhibit and I find such exhibits fascinating. As a producer for planetarium shows and a frequent visitor to science museums around the world, I get the chance to see many kinds of science outreach projects each year, and I always find something to learn from them.
One of the most challenging of Griffith exhibits to write was the Big Picture, which I describe in the first segment of The Astronomer’s Universe. This fantastic image that covers one whole huge wall in the Gunther Depths of Space at Griffith was actually first conceptualized some years ago by a team of designers who currently work at C&G Partners, a group that designs exhibits. Their idea was discussed and refined over several years, through many conversations about the proper way to visualize scientific data — particularly on a wall 150 feet long!
See our coverage of the historical Groundbreaking at Spaceport America on Astrocast.TV
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