science mums
Describe yourselves.
Mel: I have a five-year-old daughter, Mia, and we live in Fort Collins in Colorado with my husband, Stacy. I work as an atmospheric scientist, and my research focuses on the Arctic and understanding climate and climate change in that region. In my free time, I work as a Science Mum.
Rosi: I’m a research meteorologist, mainly working in hurricane science or tropical cyclone science. I mostly write computer code to understand how tropical cyclones form and how they become powerful with intense rain. I live in Colorado with my husband, Falko, and our one-year-old boy, Loki, and I’m one of nine Science Mums.
During the last twenty years, quite a lot changed in the Arctic. When I first began my studies, we said the Arctic was warming two times faster than the rest of the earth. But now, it’s almost three times as fast, which is terrifying. Especially if you consider that the Arctic serves as a giant air conditioner for our planet.
What is Science Mums?
Mel: We’re a nonpartisan group of scientists and mothers who all study very different areas of science, but our research intersects at climate
