Kit Marie catches up with Zoë Johnson over some Halo coffee, chatting about meteorology, staying close to home for uni, (not) eating insects, musical theatre, amongst other things!

Zoë is a meteorologist and climate change journalist, currently studying a Masters in Broadcast Journalism at the University of East Anglia after 3 years of weather forecasting. She loves to talk about the weather, but also loves to talk about climate change, because if you don’t talk about it, how else will you inspire change?! Zoë especially loves talking to schools about climate change as part of STEM, as children are so engaged in the subject. She loves the natural world and has been a geography fan since day one!

Some links to things mentioned in the chat:

-   Insects as food (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects_as_food)

-   The Met Office (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/)

-   Weatherquest (https://www.weatherquest.co.uk/)

-   Weatherquest Farming Forecast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eltMeyXI-4Y&list=PL2BBpKOjYjw8bp-mW4SRwcdplICr1GpOL)

-   Global Wind Atlas (https://globalwindatlas.info/en)

-   Team StarKid Musicals (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3d3_X0dUnt8YXVKyqr-XLA)

-   Avenue Q (https://www.avenueq.com/)

Expand your geography network and connect with Zoë via Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/dotsabovethee

==About Coffee & Geography==

The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.

If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!

Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)

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