Dr. Zachary Handlos - Senior Academic Professional

Dr. Zachary Handlos - Senior Academic Professional, EAS, Georgia Tech

Media and Outreach

STEAM Leadership Conference 2021 – Example Activities

Weather Map Analysis Activity

Tornado Damage and the EF-Scale

Creating a Hurricane!

Climate Change Myths

Real Weather vs. Media Weather (thanks to Alexis Wilson and Matt Salamoni for creating this!)

Select Outreach Presentations and Media Interviews

Savannah Now (Savannah, GA) – Helene shows growing reach of hurricanes well into Georgia and beyond, experts say (10/2/2024)

Wired (U.S.) – A Rare Coincidence of La Niña Events Will Weaken Hurricane Season (originally from The Conversation article below; first author: Dr. Annalisa Bracco; 8/31/2024)

The Conversation (U.S.) – What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season (first author: Dr. Annalisa Bracco; 8/27/2024)

Savannah Now (Savannah, GA) – With Debby, this month already Savannah’s wettest August in nearly 30 years (8/19/2024)

AJC (Atlanta, GA) – Expert advice on weathering Georgia’s heat and humidity (6/25/2024)

The Conversation (U.S.) – What is wind shear? An atmospheric scientist explains how it can disrupt air travel and tear apart hurricanes (5/21/2024)

Savannah Now (Savannah, GA) – Experts fear hurricane complacency in Savannah ahead of expected active season (5/13/2024)

Georgia Tech News Center – Assessing the California Storms (2/8/2024)

FOX 5 Atlanta (Atlanta, GA) – Snowmageddon 10 years later: What Georgia has learned (Updated 1/28/2024)

SU-GA: “Understanding the Weather and Climate of Georgia” class recordings (July and August 2023)

Georgia Tech News Center – Canadian Wildfire Smoke Affects Atlanta (7/19/2023)

Atlanta News First (Atlanta, GA) – Hurricane Ian: A research meteorologist explains (9/28/2022)

Metro Atlanta AMS/NWA Webinar Series Presentation (11/9/2020)

WABE (Atlanta, GA) – Outdoor Air Quality Code Orange in Atlanta Sunday (6/28/2020)

AJC (Atlanta, GA) – Giant dust plume likely to bring hazy skies to Georgia (6/27/2020)

2019 Georgia Tech Sustainability Showcase (10/29/2019)

AJC (Atlanta, GA) – Georgia spared Dorian’s destruction, but hurricane season not over (9/6/2019)

11 Alive (Atlanta, GA) – Hurricane Dorian is gaining strength.  This is how these types of storms form. (8/29/2019)

Wednesday Nite at the Lab (University of Wisconsin – Madison) – The Jet Stream: The Rivers of the Upper Troposphere (6/29/2016)

EAS Outreach

EAS is active in participating within outreach events throughout the greater Atlanta, GA community.  Events include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Atlanta Science Festival
  • Hosting K-12 school visits
  • Visiting K-12 schools to perform EAS-related demonstrations
  • Facilitating summer camp programming

If interested in connecting with the EAS program at Georgia Tech regarding outreach events, feel free to contact me at “zachary.handlos@eas.gatech.edu”.