An Insider’s Look at Climate

by Martha Ball

The Institute for Climate Education at A-B Tech will hold its first free public seminar at 7 p.m. July 20 in Ferguson Auditorium on the College’s Asheville campus for community members to learn about climate-related issues.

“An Insider’s Look: What YOU need to know about climate” will be presented by Mark Brooks, Climate Services Coordinator/Environmental Meteorologist, of the State Climate Office of North Carolina in Raleigh.

“Climate has a significant impact on every sector of our economy,”
said Brooks. “However, it is possible to mitigate the negative impacts
of climate related risk and capitalize on the favorable impacts.”

There will be a question-and-answer session following Brooks’ presentation.

“This
is an excellent opportunity to be able to hear the latest about what is
going on in the ever-changing world of climate science,” said Pamela
McCown, Coordinator for the Institute for Climate Education. “We are all
impacted daily by weather and climate, and this is a great chance to be
able to hear about the climate services that are available to us
through the state. Anyone who has to make decisions related to weather
and climate should plan on attending. ”

The Institute for Climate
Education was established at A-B Tech to offer classes, workshops,
seminars and other training for the general public about climate and
climatology.

For more information please visit www1.abtech.edu/content/institute-climate-education/overview