Research geophysicist Dr. John Weatherly is the chief of the Terrestrial and Cryospheric Sciences Branch of the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, N.H. Weatherly's research focuses on global climate change and its effects on civil and military operations and infrastructure. Weatherly has served on several federal task forces and working groups including: the National Preparedness Science and Technology Task Force, the National Science Foundation’s Arctic System Science Committee and the USACE Extreme Storm Events Working Group. He is the author and co-author of numerous publications.