School of Meteorology Professor Dr. Jason Furtado Featured in Associated Press Article

School of Meteorology Professor Dr. Jason Furtado was featured in an article that was published by the Associated Press, called “Earth’s 16-month record heat streak ends but warming remains”. You can read the article here

Furtado, who was trained as an expert witness by the National Science Foundation, spoke to the fact that global climate change is contributing to heat records. We encourage all of our students and prospective students to read the articles our faculty members contribute to in order to learn the best ways of communicating scientific principles

Jason Furtado is an Assistant Professor in the School of Meteorology. Jason has a B.S. in Meteorology and a B.S. in Mathematics from Lyndon State College, a M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from Colorado State University, and a Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His Ph.D. worked focused on quantifying uncertainties in Pacific decadal climate variability and working toward a new paradigm of understanding Pacific climate using multiple modes of oceanic and atmospheric variability.