College
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
Political Science Department
Faculty Mentor
Jeannie Johnson
Abstract
USU senior Chase, a West Jordan native, is an Honors student. He studies Political Science and credits his moderate political ideology to his parents’ opposing political views. Chase’s research stems from his passion for Utah’s public lands. As a state especially vulnerable to drought, heat waves, and extreme cold weather, Utah would benefit from more accurate climate and weather forecasts. He applied machine learning to climate models, then compared these predictions to actual weather systems to test the models’ accuracy. This is Chase’s first research experience and he wishes he had started earlier. “It’s really awesome getting to apply what I’m learning in many of my courses to the policy response in tackling climate change.”
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2-7-2022
Recommended Citation
Harward, Chase Dean, "Improving Climate Models Can Help Ensure Better National Security Response to Drought and Extreme Weather." (2022). Research on Capitol Hill. Paper 140.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/roch/140