(AGENPARL) – lun 12 giugno 2023 June 12, 2023 
MEDIA ADVISORY M23-072
*NASA Invites Media to Tours, Opening of Earth Information Center*
The new Earth Information Center at NASA’s headquarters includes immersive
spaces that blend art and science to allow visitors to see how our planet is
changing.
*/Credits: NASA/Peter Griffith/*
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is inviting media to a ribbon cutting ceremony
on Wednesday, June 21, for the opening of NASA’s Earth Information Center
at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The exhibit is a hybrid –
part physical, part online – effort that blends science and visualizations
to allow visitors to see how our planet is changing.
Climate change is a key priority of the Biden/Harris Administration, and NASA
plays a critical role in providing data to researchers and others through its
Earth-monitoring satellites and other instruments.
In advance of the ribbon cutting, the agency will offer three staggered tours
of the exhibit, which showcases the information NASA, and its partners share
with communities about our environment and climate. The exhibit includes
large, awe-inspiring videos, as well as interactive media, stories, and
narratives.
NASA created the Earth Information Center with founding partners National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Federal
Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).
Speakers at the event include: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson; Kate Calvin,
NASA chief scientist and senior climate advisor; and Karen St. Germain, the
director NASA’s Earth Sciences Division. Partner representatives will also
speak.  
Media should RSVP no later than 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 20, to Katherine
The following events are scheduled (all times Eastern):
* *7 a.m.*: Media tours begin at 7 a.m., 7:30 a.m., and 8 a.m.
* *9 a.m.: *Ribbon cutting ceremony and reception
The Earth Information Center website will go live June 21, and the exhibit
will open to the public Monday, June 26. Together, they will provide
information from space that supports decision makers and society in
developing the tools they need to mitigate, adapt, and respond to our
changing planet. Whether they live in cities, suburban areas, or on farms,
people are making decisions every day that relate to preparing for impacts of
climate change: home buyers assessing flood risk; businesses on the Gulf of
Mexico and the Great Lakes looking for information on harmful algal blooms;
farmers requiring drought and storm information; and county land-use planners
assessing wildfire management.
Learn more about NASA’s climate activities at:
*https://www.climate.nasa.gov* [2]
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