Science Show & Share
Connect and engage with scientists from CIRES!
The Science Show & Share webinar series connects middle and high school students with CIRES scientists through interactive, classroom-based discussions on climate science. These 40-minute webinars provide an opportunity for students to hear directly from scientists and ask questions about their work.
Each webinar includes a 15–20 minute presentation followed by a 20–25 minute Q&A, fostering engagement and deeper understanding. Webinars are stand-alone and can be viewed in any order. Explore past Science Show & Share webinars to discover topics in climate, polar, ocean, and atmospheric science.
The Science Show & Share collection includes recordings from the CIRES and NOAA program Science@Home and Spanish-language videos from Serie La Ciencia-en-Casa. Originally offered in Spring and Fall 2020, this program continues to build on previous initiatives, expanding access to expert knowledge and scientific storytelling.
CIRES scientists interested in collaborating on a webinar or series can email ceee@colorado.edu and visit our Broader Impacts page for more information.
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Data Lens Exploring Earths Visual Stories (NOAA SOS) Webinar
Modern innovations in data visualization and infrastructure have made large datasets accessible to the public. Students must learn how to interpret these visualizations to excel in standardized testing and make informed decisions in today’s data-driven world. This webinar will equip teachers with tools to help…

Greenland and Ice Dynamics with Twila Moon
Dr. Twila Moon studies ice dynamics, ice sheet-ocean interaction, ice loss and freshwater flux, ice-ecosystem connections, hydrology of glaciers and ice sheets, glacier-sea ice interaction. She is the lead scientist on the…

Catastrophic Glacier Collapse with Mylène Jacquemart
In this webinar, Mylène Jacquemart talked about her research working to identify triggers of sudden glacier detachments: destructive glacial process that buried kilometers of Alaskan forest.
This webinar is part of the CIRES/NOAA Science-At-Home series now Science Show & Share…

McMurdo Speaker Series: Antarctica, Space & Lasers (Oh my!) Intro to the Upper Atmosphere
Join CIRES scientist, Yingfei Chen, from McMurdo Station in Antarctica! Learn about the layers of the atmosphere, why we study the atmosphere, and how we study the atmosphere through powerful graphics and meaningful questions from classrooms around the country.
This webinar is part of a four-part…

McMurdo Speaker Series: Antarctica, Space & Lasers (Oh my!) Intro to Space Weather
Join McMurdo scientist, Arunima Prakash, from McMurdo Station in Antarctica! Learn what space weather is, how it's measured, and why we study it with the help of amazing photos of the aurora and space at night plus meaningful questions from classrooms around the country.
This webinar is part of a four-…

McMurdo Speaker Series: Antarctica, Space & Lasers (Oh my!) Seasons in the Antarctic
Join McMurdo scientist, Ian Geraghty, from McMurdo Station in Antarctica for a lesson on Seasons in Antarctica, followed by a Q&A! Learn about what causes the seasons and why Antarctica's seasons are so unique, plus Polar Night and Day and how life adapts to these seasons.
This webinar is part of…

McMurdo Speaker Series: Antarctica, Space & Lasers (Oh my!) A Day in the Life at McMurdo
Join McMurdo scientist, Jackson Jandreau, from McMurdo Station in Antarctica and learn what a day in the life at McMurdo looks like! Hear about the McMurdo LIDAR team and how scientists spend their day, including what you do for fun in Antarctica, along with lots of amazing photos, videos, and a Q&A session…

Climate, Drought, and Climate Change in the Southwestern US
Discover the intricate web of climate, drought, and climate change in the Southwestern US in this engaging 25-minute talk and 20-minute LIVE Q&A. Our seasoned climatologist, Russ Schumacher, will explore Colorado's climate, the significance of mountain snowpack, and the path of water to rivers. Uncover key…

Atmospheric Rivers: What's up with them?
Join Daniela Pennycook from the Cooperative Institute of Research in Environmental Sciences, Dr. Mimi Hugues, Research Meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Andy Anderson, Forecaster at the Sierra Nevada Avalanche Center in this special webinar on Atmospheric Rivers, learn all…

Arctic Amplification and the Inequities of Climate Change with Dr. Jen Kay
Thank you everyone who joined our live event with the feature scientist in the CEEE Not All Warming is Equal Data Puzzle lesson, Dr. Jen Kay. We are excited to share this edition of the Science Show & Share classroom video call where, Dr. Kay describes her research as it relates to using observational data and…

Live from COP26 with Maxwell Boykoff and Gina Fiorile
Teachers, classrooms, and members of the public were invited to learn about COP26 from the Director of the Environmental Studies program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Maxwell Boykoff, and Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness…

Polar Expeditions: From Past to Present
Watch this special joint webinar with CIRES and …

Meteorología con Arelis M. Rivera-Giboyeaux
Si te llaman la atención los eventos del tiempo como las tormentas eléctricas, los huracanes y los tornados, esta presentación es para ti. Arelis M. Rivera-Giboyeaux, meteoróloga del Departamento de Energía compartirá su experiencia en el campo de las ciencias atmosfericas.

Experience and Capture the Arctic on Film with Lianna Nixon
Videographer Lianna Nixon presents about her experiences on the MOSAiC Expedition and filming a planetarium show in the Arctic Circle.

Environmental Economics with Matthew Burgess
Dr. Matthew Burgess talks about science policy and how math, economics, and climate science are related.

About Arctic Sea Ice with Walt Meier
Dr. Walt Meier presents on Sea Ice (What it is and why we study it)

Radar & Remote Sensing of Glaciers with Ryan Cassotto
Dr. Ryan Cassotto presents on: Radars and Remote Sensing of Glaciers.

Paleoclimatólogos: Detectives del Clima with Lina Pérez Angel
La candidata a doctorado Lina Pérez Angel presentará sobre paleoclimatología.

Impactos de la Precipitación Extrema con Claudia Corona
La candidata a doctorado Claudia Corona presentará sobre impactos de precipitación extrema bajo la superficie.

The Changing Arctic Carbon Cycle with Aleya Kaushik
In this webinar, Dr. Aleya Kaushik, a water-carbon cycle scientist at NOAA GMD, presents on the Arctic Climate Cycle.

Huracanes con Rosimar Rios-Berrios
La Dra. Ríos-Berrios presentará su investigación sobre huracanes.
View this presentation in English.

Hurricanes with Rosimar Rios-Berrios
In this webinar, Dr. Rosimar Rios-Berrios presented on her research in hurricanes, cyclones, and forecasting.

Seismology with Mel Zhang
Learn about seismology with Mel Zhang, in this 30-minute webinar on seismology - what it is and how Mel got into it.

Wildfires and Insects Kill Trees with Mike Koontz
Dr. Koontz presented on: Understanding Where Wildfires and Insects Kill Trees Using Drones and Satellites.

Wildfires & Crop Burning Smoke with Shuka Schwarz
Joshua (Shuka) Schwarz is a research scientist in NOAA's Chemical Science Laboratory. In this presentation he talks about wildfire and crop burning smoke and what it's like to be a scientist.

Flash Droughts with Andy Hoell
Dr. Hoell presents on: Flash Drought
(Flash Droughts are defined as an event with greater than or equal to two categories degradation in a four-week period based on the U.S. Drought Monitor.)
Andy Hoell works in NOAA's Physical Sciences Laboratory. He researches the predictability of weather and…

The Formation of New Guinea & History of Our Climate with Peter Martin
Dr. Peter Martin presented on his research in and of New Guinea. In particular, when did it form and how it impacted historical climate change.

Burial of Alaskan Forests: Glacier Detachments with Mylène Jacquemart
In this webinar, Mylène Jacquemart talked about her research working to ID triggers of sudden glacier detachments: destructive glacial process that buried kilometers of Alaskan forest.

Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions with Elizabeth Thompson
In this webinar, Dr. Elizabeth Thompson discussed how learning about weather can also teach us a lot about the ocean - it's the same but backwards. The oceans impact weather across the entire world, but these invisible interactions are some of the most difficult to measure or predict. This webinar is part of…

Microbial life in Antarctic soils (and Mars): with Noah Fierer
In this webinar, Dr. Noah Fierer presented on his recent work looking at the microorganisms living in soils of Antarctica, one of the driest and coldest places on Earth. He discussed how and why he went to Antarctica to study these microorganisms and what they can tell us about life on our planet and the…

The Greenland Ice Sheet with Lincoln Pitcher
In this webinar, Dr. Lincoln Pitcher presented on recent research about meltwater production, transport and export from the Greenland Ice Sheet. He talked about what glacier hydrology field research in Greenland is like, and why studying Greenland Ice Sheet hydrologic processes is important.

Stratospheric Polar Vortex & Weather with Amy Butler
In this webinar, Dr. Amy Butler talked about the Polar Vortex. She focused on why she became an atmospheric scientist, presented a brief overview of the stratosphere and the ozone layer, and discussed how we might use information about the stratospheric polar vortex to make extended-range weather…

Precipitation with Janice Bytheway
In this webinar, Dr. Janice Bytheway talked about precipitation - how it forms, and a little bit on how we observe and predict it.

Antarctica with Ted Scambos
In this webinar, Dr. Ted Scambos presented a 'science travelogue' for the continent of Antarctica. His nineteen expeditions to Antarctica, in every region of the continent and the sea ice that surrounds it, has made him an expert in the field.
He has studied the collapse of ice shelf areas…