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Ambassador
Elwynn Taylor

 

Ambassador Since 2002

 
   
Ames, Iowa 50010
setaylor@iastate.edu
 
 
 

Biographical Information:

 

 
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Dr. Taylor is well known for his analysis of weather influence upon crop yields. He is widely recognized for his clear explanations of the complexities of long-term weather variability. Dr. Taylor is the Extension Climatologist at Iowa State University. Before moving to Iowa in 1979, he was a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Alabama. He was educated in botany at Utah State University and completed his doctoral studies at Washington University in St. Louis in 1970. He has published more than 200 articles reporting his research in plant response to weather conditions. His voice is well known from his regular Midwest radio broadcasts of crop-weather and other educational information. His explanations of Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, the El Niño, and other weather events and how they impact life and our economy are clear, insightful and concise. All persons concerned with climate associated risks will benefit from Dr. Taylor‚s clear and often humorous explanations.
 

 

Past events hosted by this Ambassador:

 
   
Deep Impact
Hamburg High School

Oceans from Space
Buena Vista University

Mars
Enterprise Middle School

Space Age Agriculture
Newton HS

Space Weather and You
Baxter School

 
 

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