Title:TAHMO Model for African Climate Observation.  The Science, Politics, and Business of Sustainably Observation. 

Abstract: Current weather forecasts in Africa are largely unavailable and otherwise unreliable. Selker will discuss his work to establish real-time reporting weather stations in sub-Saharan Africa, including the instrumentation of 500 stations in 20 African countries. TAHMO aspires to place 20,000 low-cost weather stations across Africa to make it the most densely observed continent on earth. Selker also will review the TAHMO.org school-to-school educational program (School2School.net) designed to help inspire the next generation of climate scientists in Africa through observations made directly at their school, while providing a safe place to locate the weather stations.