Tag: Interpretation

The Heat is On: Two-Day Climate Communication Workshop at NAI 2021

The Heat is On: Two-Day Climate Communication Workshop at NAI 2021 by Hazel Galloway, October 06 2021 Join the Earth to Sky Interagency Partnership at the National Association for Interpretation 2021 Annual Conference in Palm Springs, CA! We are partnering with Joshua Tree National Park to offer a highly interactive two-day pre-conference...

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, education, Impacts On Ecosystems, Impacts On People, Interpretation

The Science of Extremes

The Science of Extremes by Richelle Tanner, July 13 2021 Extreme is a word that can send a climate communicator directly into the swamp: the word extreme is inherently a bit alarming, and vague enough to warrant a multi-sentence qualification when you use it. Even scientists disagree on what this word...

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, Extreme Weather, Interpretation

Global Climate Action Summit Recap

Global Climate Action Summit Recap by Allison Arteaga, September 20 2018 One week ago, leaders from around the world gathered in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit. The event celebrated ongoing efforts to curb fossil fuel emissions, while also calling for more ambitious action to meet the targets set forth by the...

Adaptation & Mitigation, Business & Technology, Carbon Emissions & Fossil Fuels, education, Interpretation, Productive Public Discourse, public policy, Stakeholder Groups

Museums Mobilizing Climate Action

Museums Mobilizing Climate Action Billy Spitzer, August 06 2018 (Excerpted from a commencement speech for the Harvard Extention School Museum Studies Program) The Role of Museums In Tackling Climate Change At the New England Aquarium, I spend most of my time working at the intersection of museums and sustainability. About 10...

Communications Techniques, education, Interpretation, Productive Public Discourse

Lessons from COP23 – The Power Of Community

Lessons from COP23 – The Power Of Community Allison Arteaga, November 21 2017 Last week, the world’s leading voices on climate change gathered in Bonn, Germany for the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Since last year’s conference in Marrakech, the political landscape...

Adaptation & Mitigation, Alternative Energy, Business & Technology, Carbon Emissions & Fossil Fuels, Communications Techniques, Energy Efficiency, Interpretation, Productive Public Discourse, public policy, Stakeholder Groups

Metaphors Can Counter Misinformation about Climate Change

Museum docent explains an exhibit to children

Metaphors Can Counter Misinformation about Climate Change December 02 2016 This is the fifth post in a series about framing ocean and climate change. Our ability to communicate the science of climate change to the public is as important as ever. The outcome of the recent presidential and congressional elections and the state of public discourse...

Climate & Ocean Science, Communications Techniques, Extreme Weather, Interpretation, Ocean Acidification, ocean currents, Social Science Research, Warming