From EGU  --  German scientist Ulf Riebesell and his team of 35 researchers have recently been investigating what will happen to plankton in the oceans when there is much more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there is today.

From EGU  --  Scientists drilling for ice in Antarctica have been able to find ice with bubbles up to 800,000 years old, but now they want to find out what Earth’s atmosphere was like before then. Swiss-based scientist Hubertus Fischer and other researchers want to find ice that is up to 1.5 million years old, so that they can study really old air to know what the Earth’s climate was like even further in the past.

From EGU  --  In the last 24 million years, conditions on Earth meant that there could have been very low levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere – which could have led to very cold conditions – but did not. Scientists have been asking why this was, and a team of researchers in the UK have now possibly found an answer.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), an Earth Science Week partner, provides learning opportunities for teachers and students at all levels. For example, DOE’s Energy Education & Workforce Development web site offers hundreds of K-12 lesson plans.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) promotes education about oceanic and atmospheric science - and not only during Earth Science Week. NOAA offers resources and opportunities for students and teachers all year long.

From EARTH Magazine  --  On a beautiful, clear June morning in 1954, a massive wave suddenly swept out of Lake Michigan killing at least seven people along the Chicago waterfront. At the time, the wave was attributed to a storm that had earlier passed over northern Lake Michigan, but how it came to swamp faraway Chicago, with no warning, was not understood.

Dates: July 13-25, 2014

Application deadline: March 28, 2014

Provided by NOAA/NASA, SciJinks is weather and Earth science made fun for all ages.  Its mission is to capture the interest of a 'tween-age audience with fun and interesting activities and information about science and technology related to weather and the Earth.

The visualization, comprised of imagery from the geostationary satellites of EUMETSAT, NOAA and the JMA, shows an entire year of weather across the globe during 2013, with commentary from Mark Higgins, Training Officer at EUMETSAT. The satellite data layer is superimposed over NASA's 'Blue Marble Next Generation' ground maps, which change with the seasons.

From the University of Colorado-Boulder's Office for Climate Outreach, the webinar series Climate Conversations continues with two more live streaming events.  On March 5, tune in as NOAA scientists Dr. Stephanie Herring and Dr. Martin P. Hoerling discuss the attribution of extreme weather in the context of climate change.