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Forecast 2030: Planning for a Changing Climate
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Forecast 2030: Planning for a Changing Climate
Date:
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Author/s:
Lisa Goddard
This Walter Orr Roberts public lecture addresses the important intersection between climate change and climate variability. Dr. Lisa Goddard, research scientist with the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), describes the processes, principally in the ocean, that give rise to decadal-scale variability, the current and future prospects for predicting that variability, and the utility of such predictions in planning for uncertainty.
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June 25, 2008

Presented by Lisa Goddard

natural, variability, decadal, anthropogenic, change, enhanced, greenhouse, effect, prediction, thermohaline, circulation, pacific decadal oscillation, Atlantic multi-decadal oscillation, climate, public lecture, climate change, global warming
20th Century Climate Change: How Can We Explain it?
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20th Century Climate Change: How Can We Explain it?
Date:
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
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Author/s:
V. Ramaswamy
Temperature observations during the 20th century reveal a warming trend unlike any other in many millennia. As one of the preeminent scientists looking for an explanation of this phenomena, Princeton University professor V. Ramaswamy provides an overview of existing climate models and explains in an accessible manner how various natural and anthropogenic variables potentially bring about climate change. Through his summary of available research, Ramaswamy argues that human-induced variables, particularly greenhouse gas emissions, appear to be primarily responsible for the warming trend of the 20th century.
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July 14, 2004

Presented by V. Ramaswamy

IPCC, forcing, natural mechanisms, climate, change, global, warming, greenhouse, gas, aerosol, anthropogenic, volcanic dust, sun, ocean, atmosphere, public lecture, climate change
Comparing Natural and Human Disturbance in the Amazon
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Comparing Natural and Human Disturbance in the Amazon
Date:
Wednesday, July 19, 1995

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Author/s:
Bruce Walker Nelson
Using satellite imagery, scientists have been able to monitor environmental change over large areas such as the Amazon. As Dr. Bruce Nelson discusses in this lecture, satellite technology enables monitoring of both natural and human-created change. Drawing from his work with Brazil's National Amazon Research Institute, Nelson explains why the human impact in the Amazon is cause for concern, and he also shows why natural disturbances in the rain forest are interesting to study.
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July 19, 1995

Presented by Bruce Walker Nelson

Amazon, forest, deforestation, slash, burn, natural, change, anthropogenic, disturbance, Brazil, public lecture
Early Signs of the Depleting Ozone Layer
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Early Signs of the Depleting Ozone Layer
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Thursday, August 5, 1993

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Author/s:
Peter Thacher
The enactment of the Montreal Protocol in 1987 is hailed as a success for international cooperation in general, and environmental policy in particular. In this talk, Dr. Peter Thacher, a retired UN diplomat, explains the circumstances surrounding the identification of the ozone hole problem and the subsequent agreement to curb CFC emissions, the leading contributor to ozone depletion. Dr. Thacher argues that there are lessons to be learned from this case-study that can be applied to future cases of cooperation on environmental issues.
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August 05, 1993

Presented by Peter Thacher

ozone, Montreal, protocol, United Nations, environment, cooperation, international, global, change, anthropogenic, CFC, public lecture
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Beyond Global Warming: Human-Caused Global Change
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Beyond Global Warming: Human-Caused Global Change
Date:
Thursday, August 27, 1992
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Author/s:
Peter Vitousek
Climate change gets the lion's share of media attention, but it is not the most certain, not the least reversible, and not the most significant (to date) of human-caused changes to the earth system. This talk , given by Stanford professor Dr. Peter Vitousek, examines the major components of human effects on Earth, with emphasis on the changing composition of the atmosphere, the transformation of Earth's surface by human activity, and the loss of biological diversity.
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August 27, 1992

Presented by Peter Vitousek

global, change, warming, human, anthropogenic, climate, ozone, net primary production, public lecture
The Global Warming Debate: Science or Politics?
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The Global Warming Debate: Science or Politics?
Date:
Monday, July 30, 1990

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Author/s:
Stephen H. Schneider
Dr. Stephen Schneider was one of the most notable and outspoken scientists on the topic of climate change. His moderate and scientific approach to explaining climate change has helped congressmen, journalists, and citizens understand the complex, and often contradictory, issues related to global warming. In this ever timely talk, Dr. Schneider goes over the many different portrayals of climate change in the media and explains how to distinguish hype from science. He argues that in order to have a functional democracy, voters must understand the basics of these important issues so that they can make informed decisions.
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July 30, 1990

Presented by Stephen H. Schneider

global, warming, debate, science, politics, democracy, climate, change, skeptics, public lecture, deniers, society, media, evidence, Anthropogenic Global Warming, Anthropogenic Climate Change, anthropogenic, human-caused

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Videos

Forecast 2030: Planning for a Changing Climate

June 25, 2008

Presented by Lisa Goddard

natural, variability, decadal, anthropogenic, change, enhanced, greenhouse, effect, prediction, thermohaline, circulation, pacific decadal oscillation, Atlantic multi-decadal oscillation, climate, public lecture, climate change, global warming

20th Century Climate Change: How Can We Explain it?

July 14, 2004

Presented by V. Ramaswamy

IPCC, forcing, natural mechanisms, climate, change, global, warming, greenhouse, gas, aerosol, anthropogenic, volcanic dust, sun, ocean, atmosphere, public lecture, climate change

Comparing Natural and Human Disturbance in the Amazon

July 19, 1995

Presented by Bruce Walker Nelson

Amazon, forest, deforestation, slash, burn, natural, change, anthropogenic, disturbance, Brazil, public lecture

Early Signs of the Depleting Ozone Layer

August 05, 1993

Presented by Peter Thacher

ozone, Montreal, protocol, United Nations, environment, cooperation, international, global, change, anthropogenic, CFC, public lecture

Beyond Global Warming: Human-Caused Global Change

August 27, 1992

Presented by Peter Vitousek

global, change, warming, human, anthropogenic, climate, ozone, net primary production, public lecture

The Global Warming Debate: Science or Politics?

July 30, 1990

Presented by Stephen H. Schneider

global, warming, debate, science, politics, democracy, climate, change, skeptics, public lecture, deniers, society, media, evidence, Anthropogenic Global Warming, Anthropogenic Climate Change, anthropogenic, human-caused

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