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Studying Climate Change
“…global climate change caused by
human activities is occurring now, and it
is a growing threat to society.”
—American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS)
“There is unequivocal evidence that
Earth’s lower atmosphere, ocean,
and land surface are warming…. The
dominant cause of the warming since the
1950s is human activities.”
—American Meteorological Society (AMS)
“Scientific evidence for warming of the
climate system is unequivocal.”
—Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)
“The Earth’s climate is now clearly out of
balance and is warming…. The scientific
evidence for human activity impacting
climate is strong and widely accepted
within the scientific community.”
—American Geophysical Union (AGU)
“Climate change and its impact is of
great concern to humanity and is one
of the most serious problems facing
sustainable development worldwide.”
—World Meteorological Organization
(WMO)
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Are you interested in learning more
about climate change?
Would you like to do research and contribute to the scientific understanding of climate change?
Do you want to help to influence
policies and practices related to the
impacts of climate change on society?
Our changing climate has important environmental and societal implications locally,
regionally, nationally, and around the world.
Lyndon State College’s nationally recognized
Atmospheric Sciences department offers
a concentration in climate change that
provides a firm foundation in the theory and
analysis of climate observations—all leading to further study or exciting careers in the
fast-paced field of climate change research.
Atmospheric Sciences and
Climate Change at Lyndon State College
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tmospheric science is the study of physical processes that make
up weather and climate and their societal impacts. Researchers
use fundamental scientific principles to understand and predict
atmospheric behavior. Climate scientists study fluctuations and
trends in large-scale weather patterns and attribute such changes to both
natural and anthropogenic (human-influenced) forces.
The Atmospheric Sciences Department at Lyndon offers a climate
change concentration within its bachelor degree program. Students in
this concentration take courses that cover large-scale climate patterns
and teleconnections. They learn how to obtain and work with climate
data using a variety of programming languages for statistical analyses
and visualization. Students study the physical properties and laws of the
atmosphere to gain a better understanding of how changes in its composition may alter long-term weather.
Climate Change Students Learn About:
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Physical laws that govern climate processes
Natural and human-caused climate changes
Current climate change research
Climate modeling and data collection
Mathematical, statistical and computer analysis of climate data
Climate change education
Global and local impacts of climate change
Effective societal responses to climate change impacts
Broad. Deep. Flexible.
Our students are encouraged to select more than one career concentration, allowing them to tailor their education to their particular interests
and strengths. For example, along with climate change, students may
add graduate school, environmental science, and/or computer science
concentrations to expand career options.
Atmospheric Sciences Concentrations at Lyndon:
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Climate Change
American Meteorological Society/Graduate School
Broadcasting
Computer Science
Environmental Sciences
National Weather Service/Military
Private Industry
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Student Voices
“…I am so thankful for having chosen Lyndon
for undergrad. I feel extremely prepared
[starting graduate school] compared to other
students a year or two already into their
masters… Also, having all of that MATLAB
exposure and understanding model data ...
has been unbelievably helpful ....”
“…this is the best program in the country in
regards to return on investment. “
“I have learned a lot of very valuable
information which I will take with me going
into graduate school.”
“…the one thing that I enjoyed most was
having a small class size and being able to be
personable with my professors.”
“[The instructor] really knew how to bring
it down to our level and help us understand
material.”
—2014 graduates