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Historic Weather Data Rescue & Digitization Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: International Environmental Data Rescue Org.
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The work we do will save more lives every year than a cure of Cancer, HIV and Heart Disease together. Yet, hardly anyone knows of us or what we have been doing for over a decade.
That's our fault. We are not fundraisers or marketeers. We are atmospheric scientists - meteorologists, hydrologists, climatologists who are dedicated to locate, rescue and digitize the world's historic weather records before they are lost forever. We know the critical need to save these disappearing records and to use them in hundreds of applications that save lives. We estimate that the world loses about 500,000 of these records every day.
If we could locate, rescue and digitize all the world's historic weather records, we could save 8,000,000 to 10,000,000 lives every year.
We need your help.
Work with our small group of dedicated volunteers a few hours a week either from home via the Internet and telephone, or at our headquarters in Deale, MD (just south of Annapolis) and know you are contributing directly to saving lives throughout the world, mainly in developing countries.
You don't need any scientific experience or education, just a willingness to dedicate a few hours in supporting one or more of a variety of needs.
Our 501(C)(3) non-profit is The International Environmental Data Rescue Organization (IEDRO)
Some of the areas in which IEDRO could use your help:
- Help write articles on the critical need for historic data for our website (IEDRO.ORG)
- Work with our sister organizations such as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), American Meteorological Society (AMS), NOAA/National Weather Service, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, etc. with Data Rescue
- Assist our data rescue project teams overseas (ability to communicate in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic etc. would be an advantage).
- Research special areas such as the uses of historic weather data
- Learn to and then advise national meteorological services on the preservation of data on paper, microfiche/microfilm and magnetic tape.
- Simply brainstorming with us.
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About International Environmental Data Rescue Org.
Location:
20 Ocean Street, Jonesport, ME 04649, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to find, rescue, and digitize all historical environmental data and to make those data available to the world. We assist the scientific and educational communities of mainly developing countries locate, rescue and digitize all environmental data currently at risk on perishable media and to make those digitized data freely and openly available to the world scientific and educational communities before those data are gone forever.
Description
The International Environmental Data Rescue Organization, IEDRO, is a non-profit organization that assists the scientific and educational communities of mainly developing countries to locate, rescue and digitize all their environmental data currently at risk on perishable media and to make those digitized data freely and openly available to the world scientific and educational communities before those data are lost forever.
After the US Government ceased its support to rescue and digitize these critical historic weather records, IEDRO continued the scientifically critical work as a separate non-profit endeavor using private funds mainly from charitable foundations and individuals helping us gather data to give researchers a better understanding of climate change and global warming, to help prevent starvation, improve flood and mud slide forecasts, to forecast the spread of diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever.
Our activities include the discovery, rescue and digitization of foreign environmental data, mainly meteorological (weather) observations, now residing on paper, microfilm and microfiche and magnetic tapes.
We support scientific research and operations in meteorology, hydrology, climatology with additional support to the fields of agriculture, ornithology, oceanography, disease control, rural development, transportation, construction, disaster preparedness and especially climate change and global warming throughout the world.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
901 Main StreetDeale, MD 20751
DATE POSTED
March 31, 2018
SKILLS
- Teaching / Instruction
- Fundraising
- Public Speaking
- Public Relations
- Website Project Management
- Environmental Science
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 22
- Orientation or Training
- A minimum of 4 hours/week
- Willingness to learn about IEDRO and explore areas in which you could help. Self-starter,