Important Announcements
CURRENT INFORMATION: go to our Facebook group "Waco Friends of the Climate."
1) Beginning Jan. 2025, our focus has been on resistance to Donald Trump, since his policies are our greatest threat to the climate. Thus, we are not having monthly meetings at this time. We hope to hold monthly meetings in the future. Visit our Facebook group for current activities, Waco Friends of the Climate. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330231820335851
2) Our role in the resistance includes a weekly protest at the pedestrian bridge in Waco, Valley Mills Dr. & Bagby Avenue, each Sunday, 1:00pm-2:30pm. We began the protest in March 2025 and it has been carried on weekly for over one year. We provide huge, highly visible banners. Please join us. RESISTING FASCISM, ONE SUNDAY AT A TIME.
3) Because of the sad passing of our webmaster, Harrison Ward, we have not been able to keep the website up to date. For the most current information, please visit our Facebook group, Waco Friends of the Climate : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330231820335851
4) To join our email list and be informed of actions, activities, and campaigns, email our Director Alan Northcutt at anorthc@aol.com
5)Free "climate crisis is here" yard signs may be obtained by emailing anorthc@aol.com. Delivery of signs is available. Help raise awareness of the climate crisis, deeply needed in Waco.
6) Winners of the "Sixth Annual Climate Crisis Art Exhibit" may be found in the Archives, April 2023. Some incredible climate art may be viewed.
WACO FOC BOOTH AT THE 2024 STEMFEST AT THE MAYBORN MUSEUM: SST & HURRICANE STRENGTH
Waco Friends of the Climate TABLE at the 2024 STEMfest, held at the Mayborn Museum Complex July 20. STEMfest is a FREE community event for all ages with interactive booths, informative talks, and food trucks, by many community organizations. The theme for 2024 was WATER. FOC table consisted of an experiment which visually demonstrated the greater energy of hot water than cold water. A short PowerPoint accompanied the experiment. The climate connection is that the greater the SST (sea surface temperature) the greater incidence of high level hurricanes, especially category 4 and 5. The experiment consisted of 2 test tubes, one with cold water and one with hot water. The visiting children added 1 drop of food coloring simultaneously to the tubes. We observed that the dye spread more completely and uniformly in the hot water. This was a simple but elegant experiment which provided a visual display of the higher energy in hot water. The PowerPoint explained how hurricane strength has been strongly correlated with variations in SST, and features of the 2024 hurricane season. We also gave away free Climate Crisis yard signs, FOC reusable shopping bags, and climate action info cards. Deepest thanks to our volunteers: Aidan Hagemann, PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at Baylor; and Julia Kisacky, PhD, Professor of Italian at Baylor. Thanks to Region 12 for sponsoring this event. Our table was one of the best attended in the FOC history. I believe we DID increase awareness of the climate crisis. friendsoftheclimate.org
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