Weather and Climate Communications: Challenges and Solutions
Presented by: Mike Carmon
Saturday, December 13, 9am Arizona time
Explore the complexities of effective communication of weather and climate science to diverse, cross-generational audiences. This presentation will draw from insights on science communication, cognitive psychology, and media studies to highlight why scientific facts alone often fail to change perceptions or behavior. The presentation will highlight key barriers--such as misinformation, cognitive biases, and tribalism--and present strategic ideas to make climate and weather messages more engaging and actionable without sacrificing the science.
Mike started his meteorology-focused career at the Mount Washington Observatory, where he observed, studied, and endured the world-renowned extreme weather at the summit of Mount Washington, NH. After 10 years of mountaintop forecasting and research, his passion for science led him to a small start-up nonprofit dedicated to STEM education and science communication for northern New England youth. Back at the Observatory in a new role as of 2024, he continues to focus on weather, climate, and science communication and is a fervent member of the scientific skeptic community.
Past Events
10/7/25- Local Power to Global Resilience, by Erin Mahan
Community Choice Energy: An Alternative Electricity Model
presented by Erin Mahan
9 AM Arizona Time and 6 PM Central European Time and 7 PM East Africa Time.
Erin Mahan, N. Arizona climate activist, will continue with a sequel to a fact filled presentation on renewables in October now found below.
Her next talk is set for 9 am Arizona or 6 PM Central European Time, Thursday, 6 November. She will present on CCE or Community Choice Energy, an Alternative Electricity Model. It enables cities and counties to purchase renewable electricity in bulk, offering residents lower rates, choice for a higher amount of renewable energy, and reinvestment into local programs such as microgrids and low income programs. The presentation discusses how this energy consumption model is already successful in several U.S. states, and how ratepayers in the state of Arizona are exploring it as a pathway toward affordability, resilience, and decarbonization.
Erin serves on the Board of the Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance and is Vice President of Membership and Regulatory Affairs for the SunSpec Alliance, a global trade association advancing standards for distributed energy.
8/30/25 - State of the World Climate by Stefan Sommer PhD
8/27/25 - Youth at The Heart Of Peace and Climate Justice by Lydia Leonard
8/27/25 - Youth organizing by Jackson Kasangani
8/27/25 - Grass roots organizing, story of self, and Lessons from Marshall Ganz (and Barack Obama) by Rolf vom Dorp
8/27/25 - The Power Of Women In Climate Action And Peace Building, by Linda Charles Mapuda
8/27/25 - Peace and climate justice needs everyone, by Tord Björk
8/27/25 - Racism Fuels the Climate Crises, by Amen Allah Azzoune
8/27/25 - Violent Conflict, Climate Change, Peace and Justice, focus Africa, by Mghase Imanuel
8/27/25 - "From War Machines to Green Futures: Disarmament as Climate Justice", focus Africa. by Akhar Bandyopadhyay
8/27/25 - How Climate Change is Destroying Africa, focus on the Democratic Republic of Congo-by Dr. Jackson Kasangani
8/12/25 - "The new terrain of climate justice, as the African Union meets the G20 in Johannesburg, by Patrick Bond
6/11/25 - What can Economists Possibly have to say about climate Change? by Robert Stavins
5/25/25 - Why Acting on Climate is So Difficult? by Timmons Roberts
3/29/25 - Jo Worthy on the Power Matrix by Jo Worthy
3/9/25 - From Chernobyl to Nuclear Weapons: Connecting Anti-Militarism, Peacebuilding, and Climate Justice in Belarus by Olga Karach
2/23/25 - Snow Fail- the State of the World Climate 2025 by Professor Stefan Sommer
2/1/25 - Teens Fighting To Rescue & Restore Lake Victoria, Africa by Millicent Olal-Muchilwa
11/24/24 - How to Stop Banks from Financing Climate Chaos by Deniz Ozkil
9/2/23 - The Climate Problem by Professor Stefan Sommer
9/9/23 - Building a Path Forward by Professor Stefan Sommer
9/23/23 - Climate Systems by Greg Murray Ph.D.
10/7/23 - What's so great about Electric Vehicles by Bill Manteiga
10/21/23 - Cyclist Unite! by Adam Shimoni
11/4/23 - Convincing the Unconvinced by Rod Parnell, Ph.D.
11/18/23 - Green Burial (Sustainable after-life care) by Lindsey Falkenburg
12/2/23 - Stop the Money Pipeline by Professor Kim Curtis
12/16/23 - Climate Refugees and Arizona's Future by Professor Stefan Sommer
1/1/24 - Hydrogen: The Hope and the Hype by David Spence, M.D.
1/6/24 - Catalyzing Climate Action: Getting from Individual to Collective Action by Katharina Maier
1/20/24 - Cold Weather Heat Pumps (with built-in A/C) by Marco Alatorre
2/3/24 - Climate Justice, Community, and Equity by Dr. Frances Riemer
2/17/24 - Religion and Climate Change by Roy May, Ph.D.
3/2/24 - Gender and Climate Change: How Women are Leading Us to a More Sustainable Future by Dr. Frances Riemer
3/26/24 - In the hottest year, where do we stand? Notes from the climate fight by Bill McKibben
4/6/24 - The Faith Community Helps Protect the Earth by Dr. Tom English
5/25/24 - Water, Climate Change and the Southwest by Darren McCollum
6/27/24 - Climate crisis: the need, obstacles, and potential for a just transition to a post fossil society by Dr. Staffan Laestadius, direct from Sweden
6/28/24 - Wars in a warming world: synergies between climate change mitigation and conflict prevention by Nina von Uexkull, PhD., direct from Germany
6/29/24 - Panel discussion of disarmament for welfare and the environment with East and South by Oleg Bodrov and Soumya Dutta, direct from Russia and India
8/31/24 - Building the Climate Movement by Zachary Brown, PhD
9/14/24 - Urban Cycling: Goals and Lessons for the Future by Adam Shimoni
9/24/24 - Climate is pushing forest fires to unsustainable levels by Dr. Peter Fulé
10/10/24 - End Nuclear Colonialism by Leona Morgan
