State Climatologist David DuBois

PEEC News:

State Climatologist and Associate College Professor at New Mexico State University David DuBois will discuss the status and impact of climate change 6-7:15 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. It will also be available virtually.

DuBois’ talk, which is provided by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center, will touch on the status of climate change both globally and across New Mexico, discuss the impacts of climate change on water, agriculture, forests, human health, and air quality, along with other topics. DuBois will use some of the recently published results from the 50-year water plan for New Mexico, the National Climate Assessment, and the IPCC and conclude with a discussion about some adaptation strategies that are being applied nationally and in the state.

The talk is free but participants are encouraged to register here.

DuBois chairs the New Mexico Drought Monitoring Workgroup for the Governor’s Drought Task Force. He directs the New Mexico Climate Center and oversees the ZiaMet mesonet, a network of more than 200 automated surface weather stations throughout the state. DuBois is a native New Mexican but grew up on a farm in southern New Jersey. He has over 30 years of experience working in the field and holds a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Nevada Reno.