As students return to school after the holiday break, the AMSAT Youth Initiative has released the second installment in its free online series about satellites and their impact on life here on Earth.

The course is called "Satellites and Climate Change" and was written by Eric Sonnenwald, N2XSE, a retired educator in New Jersey. Eric was also the author of the first installment, released in late 2025: "Satellites and Meteorology."

Anyone wanting to help students learn more in the fields of science, technology, engineering art and mathematics will have access to material in the Youth Initiatives program, which will have 14 installments in all.

The program has received two grants from Amateur Radio Digital Communications. Two more courses will be launched online shortly: "Satellites and Pollution Control" and "Satellites and Preservation of Natural Resources." Visit the website buzzsat dot com (buzzsat.com) for more details.