We’re beginning our season-long discussion on climate change with the cold hard facts, not the hot takes. Although we will talk to many scientific experts this season, our first two guests are specifically focused on our atmosphere.

Starting the conversation off is Dr. Barry Keim, who serves as the Louisiana State Climatologist. He’s also a faculty member in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at LSU where he teaches and conducts research on climate change and variability, extreme climate events, hydroclimatology and human dimensions of global change.

Although he spends a lot of time looking at data, he’s no stranger to the Louisiana coast. He was born in Chalmette and raised in New Orleans. He knows the value of our coastal communities so he has a particular passion for understanding how the weather will impact its future.

Our second guest, Dr. Josh Eachus, was actually a student of Dr. Keim. As the chief meteorologist for WBRZ, Channel 2 in Baton Rouge he is a direct line of communication between the data and the public. His doctoral research focused on how to effectively communicate those weather messages, especially during high impact events such as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes. Things we know all too much about in the south.

Weather impacts every single one of us, but how we respond to potential threats really depends on how the message is presented. This is where psychology and meteorology collide. And we’ve seen how much damage can be done when a message isn’t conveyed properly.

Finally, I’d like to introduce you to one of the members of our Futures Fund family. Meet Program Director Dominique Dallas!

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