Virtual Field Labs – Climate Warnings from Alaska-Dr. Dom Winski - Ice Drilling Program (IDP) Education and Outreach

Analyzing how snowfall and snow melt events have changed since fossil fuels became the dominant fuel source for humans.

Dr. Dom Winski: Climate Warnings from Alaska

CategoryVirtual Field Labs

Science Standards1). Science and Engineering Practices: Asking Questions and Defining Problems; Planning and Carrying Out Investigations; Analyzing and Interpreting Data; Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking; Engaging in Argument From Evidence. 2) Disciplinary Core Ideas: From Molecules to Organisms-Structure and Processes; Biological Evolution-Unity and Diversity; Ecosystems -Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience; Earth Systems; Earth and Human Activity. 3) Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns; Cause and Effect; Systems and System Models; Energy and Matter- Flows, Cycles and Conservation.

File TypeYouTube

DescriptionAnalyzing snowfall and snowmelt data in Alaska to understand and predict future climate change on Earth.

Using snowfall and snowmelt data from Alaska to understand past and future climate change.

School of Ice – Virtual Field Labs –

Climate Warnings from Alaska with Dr. Dom Winski

EPISODE #1–

Introduction to Dom and his role as a climate change researcher.

EPISODE #2

Analyzing snowfall in Alaska and why it is important to look at the overall story data tells and not just “cherry-picked” data points.

EPISODE #3

Analyzing snowmelt data in Alaska and how changes in Alaska’s climate over the past millennium can tell us about the future of climate change on Earth.