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CLIMATE SCIENTIST

Elizabeth Kendon

Hi, my name's Lizzie. I work as a Climate Scientist at the Met Office where I study extreme weather patterns and the impact they have on the planet. When a flood or other extreme weather occurs, I work out what damage it might have done, and try to figure out the likelihood that it will happen again.

Climate Change is a really important issue right now, so it feels great knowing that my Science and Maths background is helping me provide a potential solution. My job affects the whole world and the work I do shapes the way we react to extreme weather conditions. If you are concerned about the environment I can't think of a better job.

Learn more about a career in climate change or how extreme weather conditions affect our world

Did you know?
  • Salaries range from around £19,500 to £60,000 a year.
  • Meteorologists employed in the Mobile Met Unit are attached to the Royal Air Force. They could be sent anywhere in the world on military exercises and operations.
  • As a Climate Scientist, your discoveries could even alter government policies on climate change.
  • As well as Physics and Maths, Climate Scientists need good powers of observation, attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Climate Scientists do much more than forecast the weather. They study climate change and pollution and work out what effects humans have on the weather.