John Morales
About John Morales
John Morales is an atmospheric & environmental scientist, and a fellow of the American Meteorological Society. He is chief meteorologist for WTVJ NBC6-TV in Miami, and the longest tenured weathercaster in South Florida. He was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle for distinguished work in broadcasting. He serves on the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability external advisory board, is vice president of the CLEO Institute’s board of directors, and in 2000 wrote Huracanes, a Spanish-language reference book on hurricanes.
Morales is a member of the Bulletin Editorial Fellows Program.
Paying for preparedness: Climate change role-play has become a reality
This is not a game. Regarding climate change, that much is abundantly clear. Even at a few 10ths of a degree shy of the aspirational ceiling of 1.5 C of warming above pre-industrial levels, the often overwhelming impacts of extreme weather driven by the changing climate have hit hard in North America and beyond.