Join us for a new webinar: “Winter 2024-2025 Outlook” on December 4, 2024 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Our host is weather historian, educator, and meteorologist, Tim Kelley, who will be joined by Jeremy Reiner, Chief Meteorologist for WHDH 7NEWS Boston. Long time friends and professional peers, Tim and Jeremy will share their expert… Read More »
Educators: Join Blue Hill Observatory and BU GLOBE for a workshop on integrating locally relevant data. Join us either November 23 or December 7. We are offering an optional hike for interested workshop participants. Reserve your spot today
Meet Krista: “In her own words,” with colleague, Cheryl Cummings, Director of Strategic Partnerships Q: Your teaching career has focused on middle school science education. Please share: Why middle school education? A: Middle school science has a special place in my heart because of the importance of middle school education in general. We know that… Read More »
After many years of planning and site preparation, NOAA has installed a full suite of Climate Reference Network (CRN) instruments on the summit of Great Blue Hill in the clearing to the west of the Observatory. The automated instruments at BHO, which became operational on 18 September 2024, include duplicate sensors for air temperature,… Read More »
Rigorous and widely accepted scientific analysis shows that Earth’s climate is currently changing at an unprecedented rate compared to changes that occurred over the last hundreds of thousands of years. Although numerous factors influence Earth’s climate, the climate science community, after exhaustive research, has concluded that human activities constitute the most significant underlying cause for… Read More »
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