Are you curious about local and regional climate change trends? Want to learn more about trustworthy sources of climate information? Join Mt. Washington Observatory's Director of Science and Education, Brian Fitzgerald, as he discusses these topics as well as the science behind Earth’s climate system, and differences between natural and human-influenced climate change.

The library is excited to present this primer on climate change as background for thinking about the third chapter of our Commit to Your Community programming series. We want to understand how the changing climate affects us regionally, so we can take steps to engage locally to help solve this global challenge.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

This is a virtual program. A Zoom link will be provided approximately two hours before the program begins. 

Brian Fitzgerald: Brian began his observatory career as a winter intern on the summit in early 2012 after attending the University of New Hampshire where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Conservation Studies. Following intervening seasons as a Backcountry Hut Naturalist and Education Assistant for the Appalachian Mountain Club, Brian returned to the Observatory as a full-time Observer and Educational Specialist on the summit where he performed daily weather observations and led weather station tours, distance learning programs and media interviews.

After nearly three winters on the summit, Brian headed south to work as the Chief Weather Observer at Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center just south of Boston while going to graduate school at night. In early 2016 Brian graduated from Boston University with a Master’s of Education with a focus in Science Education, and moved back to the Mount Washington Valley to serve as Mount Washington Observatory’s Director of Education in 2019 he took on the role of Director of Science and Education. When Brian’s not administering and teaching educational programs and summit adventures, you can find him hiking, mountaineering, trail running, skiing or staring at the clouds. He currently resides in North Conway along with his partner, Stephanie, and their son Cameron.