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2023-24 Education Programs Recap: Inspiring Future Meteorologists
2023-24 Education Programs Recap: Inspiring Future Meteorologists By MWOBS Education Staff The academic year of 2023-2024 has ended, and with it, MWOBS’ education team has experienced our biggest year of growth— both programming and staffing-wise— yet. Seasonal AmeriCorps Educator Emily Veh and School Programs Coordinator Jackie Bellefontaine (also a former summit intern turned weather observer) started off the year strong with a backpack giveaway to over 800 middle school students across the White Mountains and Western Maine. These Cotopaxi backpacks also included weather kits, cloud charts, and additional educational materials for each student: See Story of Impact here. Moving
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My Summer Internship Recap
My Summer Internship Recap By George Mousmoules It is hard to even begin to describe all that has happened in the last three months during my time at Mt. Washington. Between writing my first Higher Summits forecast, experiencing a microburst, hiking
Reflecting On My Summer in the Clouds
Reflecting On My Summer in the Clouds By Maya Hartley Arriving at the summit of Mount Washington for the first time ever just a couple of months ago was a moment I will never forget, and after spending 6 weeks living,
Disaster in the Naugatuck River Valley
Disaster in the Naugatuck River Valley By Francis Tarasiewicz On the afternoon of August 18th, a roughly 31-mile swath of the Naugatuck River Valley in southwestern Connecticut experienced a generational rainfall event. Over a 6-hour period, a series of training thunderstorms
Summer Internship Highlights
Summer Internship Highlights By Jacob Garside I’m back again! This summer has flown by and I can't believe this internship is already over. For those of you just joining, my name is Jacob Garside, and I am one of the summer
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