#climatologist

So I'm going to keep studying climate change and I'm going to keep working on my research and I'll publish it unofficially somewhere if needed. I'm going to keep publicly showing off that I'm bi, that having a husband doesn't make me less bi, that my gender isn't always constant. I'm going to keep wearing revealing clothes when I feel like it and I'm going to get another IUD put in ASAP because birth control is and should be a right in a country that prohibits abortion. I'm going to keep dressing eccentrically feminine with hot pink and cleavage and heels that don't make sense in a STEM building. I'm going to talk about my disabilities and make them other people's problems and keep advocating for the fact that being in the workplace means I am legally obligated to be accommodated. I will not have my symptoms dismissed as anxiety or stress or PMS or anything else. I will be acknowledged and heard and change will happen.

I'm not toning any of it down. My existence is resistance. In a country that hates women that aren't tradwives, in a country that's regressing on LGBT+ rights, in a country that is actively turning its back on science and the environment, I will not stop being a, what did they call it? Childless cat lady?

Anyway. My point is: exist loudly. Keep your anger to safe places and show the Trump supporters that they don't win. They might have the office for the next four years but that man is the oldest person ever elected. He also can't get a third term. We've endured worse as a nation than the current times, when information is everywhere and communication is endless and we know that there are so, so many of us. And the louder and prouder and more out we are, the more of us we will see.

Lisa Graumlich

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Lesbian

DOB: Born 1952

Ethnicity: White - American

With our weather becoming increasingly volatile, we’ve had a lot more interest in our Climate Science course. We thought we’d explore some of the jobs you can do within this field if you were taking your studies further.

Storm Chaser

This is as epic (and dangerous) as it sounds. Someone who literally stays out in terrible weather, such as tornados or severe lightning storms, to film, photograph and monitor these weather phenomena. While many do it as an expensive hobby, those that make careers out of this are probably Atmospheric Scientists who are taking important readings and measurements of these frightening and awesome weather incidents.

Meteorologist

A meteorologist is a scientist who specialises in predicting the weather in the short term. When you see bad weather warnings, when you look up whether it may rain or not in an app, a team of forecasters is behind that information. While the role is now made a little more accurate with the use of technology and computer programmes, you are still required to have at least a degree in meteorology or atmospheric science to get into his role.

Climatologist

Another branch of Atmospheric Science, sometimes Physical Geography, a Climatologist is someone who specialises in predicting or observing climates in a specific area or larger areas. Unlike forecasters, they are interested in the long-term patterns of weather and collate a much larger pool of data and often try to predict why these long term changes may or may not happen. A Climatologist will gather data and look at patterns of weather that can span decades.