Team of young Climate Scientists highlighted in 3rd edition of Climate Detectives
18 June 2021
One of the youngest, highly commendable teams in the 2020-2021 edition of Climate Detectives is the Fenor NS Team from Waterford, Ireland. The Fenor NS Team is composed of 25 students ages 8-11 years old. The title of their project investigation was Investigating Storms and how they affect the Local Environment where they focused on the effects of storms in their local environment and various ways to mitigate or prevent damages from this weather event.
They explored four of the most severe storms that were recorded in Irish history:
- Night of the Big Wind in 1839
- The Big Snow in 1947
- Hurrican Charley in 1986
- Hurricane Katis in 2011
They also conducted an experiment at home called ‘Rain Cloud in a Jar’ which demonstrated how clouds cause rain to fall from the atmosphere.
From gaining information from national newspapers, interviews, media coverage, and articles, the team identified ways that citizens can reduce the effects of storm damage and also proposed an impressive action plan!
ESA would like to express their sincere appreciation for the great work of this team of young scientists. Congratulations to all!
For more information about the Fenor NS Team project or to see other teams' projects check out the Climate Detectives 2020-2021 Project Gallery here!
Climate Detectives is an ESA school project for students between 8 and 15 years old. Students are challenged to ‘make a difference’ in understanding and protecting Earth’s climate.
