Guest lecturer to offer 'Climate Change 101'
Guest lecturer to offer ’Climate Change 101’
Submitted by Carin Stephens
Phone: 907-322-8730
09/26/08
Atmospheric scientist and climate change expert Michael Schlesinger will visit Fairbanks and present a free public lecture Tuesday, Sept 30. The lecture, "Climate Change 101: Some Hard Truths You Should Know," will be held at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel at 7 p.m.
Schlesinger will discuss the emission of greenhouse gases and how humans have contributed to global climate change. According to Schlesinger, reducing the emission of greenhouse gases is a "geopolitical problem of unprecedented scope."
Schlesinger is a professor of atmospheric sciences at the . An expert in climate change modeling and simulation, Schlesinger was a member of the , which received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He is the editor of four books, most recently "Human-Induced Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Assessment".
The lecture is sponsored by the UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and the Friends of ÐÓ°Épro Wildlife Refuges.
ÐÓ°Épro SFOS
The conducts world-class marine and fisheries research, education and outreach across
ÐÓ°Épro, the Arctic and Antarctic. 55 faculty scientists and 135 students are engaged
in building knowledge about ÐÓ°Épro and the world’s coastal and marine ecosystems.
SFOS is headquartered at the ÐÓ°Épro, and serves the state
from facilities located in Seward, Juneau, Anchorage and Kodiak.