March 2023 Monthly Meeting (09MAR2023)
“ What’s the real story with the Climate ? “
Presented by: Dr. John R. Christy - Distinguished Professor, Atmospheric and Earth Sciences Director, Earth System Science Center, Alabama State Climatologist
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Brief Bio:
Native of Fresno County, CA
BA Mathematics, Fresno State. MS, PhD Atmospheric Sciences Univ. Illinois
High school Physics and Chemistry Teacher, Nyeri, Kenya, East Africa
Alabama State Climatologist
Director, Earth System Science Center UAH (~120 employees)
NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (developed with Roy Spencer a way to use satellites for global temperatures)
Fellow, American Meteorological Society
Expert Witness in Federal Court and called 20 times to provide congressional testimony.
Was often interviewed by NY Times, WaPo, NPR, and CNN, but not anymore.
At UAH since 1987
2 married children, 7 grandchildren.
