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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) LyndonState.edu Meteorology.LyndonState.edu Facebook.com/lscatm 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 A 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: ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● 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: ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● Climate Change American Meteorological Society/Graduate School Broadcasting Computer Science Environmental Sciences National Weather Service/Military Private Industry LyndonState.edu Meteorology.LyndonState.edu Facebook.com/lscatm Lyndon State College Admissions Office PO Box 919 | Lyndonville, VT 05851 | 800 225-1998 | E-mail [email protected] 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