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2 Dec, 10 tweets, 7 min read
Our special #AGU20 session on "Climate Change & Coronavirus: Crucial Conversations" is TODAY. If you're registered for #AGU2020, join us for interactive discussions starting at 12P. If you aren't, you can still watch all the amazing keynotes anytime for FREE. Here's how (thread)
I'll be kicking off the session with "10 things climate change and coronavirus have in common" from their impact on the economy and our health to the misinformation and communication challenges they pose. Watch here:
Next up, @DrAriBernstein, pediatrician + director of @HarvardCCHANGE who speaks powerfully to the intersections between climate, covid, pollution & our health. He's my personal go-to on this topic so you don't want to miss his talk, "salvation comes cheap"
Third is @MarshallBBurke whose work on quantifying the deaths and economic damages from pollution & climate change I cite in nearly every presentation I give. Literally. He'll be talking about what we still need to learn about this from the COVID pandemic:
Fourth is our visionary session organizer @BoiseJen. I love her title: "The revolution will not be televised: the future of science education in conservative states". We both live in conservative states and we can both see change is coming!
Our last keynote speaker is @JMarlonPhD from @YaleClimateComm whose public opinion maps I use pretty much EVERY DAY. They were even the inspiration for my @TEDTalks. She'll be showing us how US opinions on climate have shifted during covid. Do not miss it!
Our session will feature an incredible bonus from @reneelertzman, a psychologist from whom I've learned so much about addressing anxiety (which we scientists have a great deal of these days) and turning it into action. Watch her @TEDTalks here: ted.com/talks/renee_le…
And if you're registered for @theAGU don't forget to join us for live discussion, break-out groups, and Q&A. Find us here: agu.confex.com/agu/fm20/meeti…
Don't miss remote sensing expert @NancGlenn's keynote which I absolutely love the title of, "Mother Nature Needs Her Daughters"
And to finish off our special session on climate and covid we have a talk from inspirational community organizer, 16yo Shiva Rajbhandari. Learn more about his work here: idahopress.com/news/local/the…

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