Two YESS members recently published a blog for the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Climate division, highlighting: What has COVID-19 in common with extreme weather events? And what can COVID-19 tell us to tackle Climate change? An interesting read! Go to blog: https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cl/2020/04/16/corona-2/ By Gaby S. Langendijk & Marisol Osman
Three Ways Forward to Improve Regional Information for Extreme Events: An Early Career Perspective YESS, together with the Young Hydrologic Society (YHS) published a perspective paper on major challenges and opportunities that arise in the study, of the understanding, and the provision of regional information for Climate, Weather and Hydrological (CWH) extreme events (Langendijk et […]
As a follow up to the PAUWES Research-2-Practice Forum 2018, YESS published a short article at eSSRN titled ‘YESS-Engagement for a Better Future’. Read it here: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3224184 Abstract The Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) community is a unified international and interdisciplinary network, which provides a voice and leverage for a better future to serve […]
YESS was present at the IPCC 30th anniversary and took part in a panel discussion on´the Future of IPCC: Research & Education´. YESS Executive Committee member Gaby Langendijk presented an early career perspective on the future of climate science and how ECR participation could be further strengthened in the IPCC process. We wish to thank […]
Early career researcher networks meet in London In January 2018 representatives from 17 international networks of early career researchers met in London to discuss new collaborations and the challenges facing professionals beginning careers in sustainability. The workshop, convened by Future Earth, brought together a range of networks and among them was YESS, represented by our […]
Column – On the Subject DKK (Deutsches Klima Konsortium/ German Climate Consortium) The next generation of climate scientists An editorial view from Gaby Langendijk, Young Earth System Scientists community “YESS aims to bring a collective voice of early career scientists to the table, bringing in a fresh way of thinking, as well as to create […]
YESS got mentioned & cited in the WMO “Five priorities for weather and climate research” That were defined by during the World Meteorological Organization Science Summit this fall. ´Today’s students and early-career scientists are the future of the field. Their education and training must become more interdisciplinary, service-focused and global in outlook..´ ´The WMO needs […]
YESS at AGU Palmira Cuellar and Kevin Reed, North-America Regional Representatives, were representing YESS at the 2017 AGU Fall Meeting, which took place in New Orleans, December 11-15. On December 11, during the morning they convened, together with the Young Hydrologic Society (YHS) the Poster Session ED11A about Early-Career Organizations and Networks in Geosciences. ´In recent […]
Joint YESS-YHS Early Career Researcher (ECR) Workshop 2018 ‘Towards Regional Information to Improve Our Understanding on Weather, Water and Climate Extreme Events’ 3-5 May 2018, Canmore, Alberta, Canada The Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) and Young Hydrologic Society (YHS) are holding a Joint YESS-YHS Early Career Researcher (ECR) Workshop prior to the 2018 GEWEX Science […]
Present and Future Leaders in Weather, Water and Climate Science – WMO Proud that this World Meteorological Organization article features some of the promising women of the YESS community! The article provides an intergenerational perspective on what it is like working in meteorology, hydrology and/or climatology. Seven women discuss how they started their careers, their […]