Tag: global warming
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Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton – Global Warming and Weather Disasters
Global warming has contributed to a record number of weather and climate disasters. Shuang-Ye Wu, professor and chair of the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences at the University of Dayton, breaks down why. Wu is a climate scientist who uses climate models to project future climate change and its potential impacts on the hydrological…
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Henry Knight Lozano, University of Exeter – California and Florida: From Climate Paradise to Crisis
Some locales known for their pristine weather may be in for rude awakenings in the future. Henry Knight Lozano, senior lecturer in American History at the University of Exeter, examines a couple such places. Dr Henry Knight Lozano is senior lecturer in American History and Director of Liberal Arts at the University of Exeter. His…
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Branwen Williams, Scripps College – Global Warming
On Scripps College Week: How much of recent global warming would have happened without humans? Branwen Williams, associate professor of environmental science, looks into the data to find the answer. Dr. Branwen Williams’s research develops the techniques that we use to generate records of our past ocean and climate variability, and uses these records to understand…
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Elizabeth Thomas, University at Buffalo – A Wetter Arctic
As the arctic warms we can look to the past for clues to our future. Elizabeth Thomas, assistant professor of geology at the University at Buffalo, examines Greenland’s lakes for answers. Elizabeth K. Thomas is a paleoclimatologist and geochemist. Her research aims to understand how changes in the Earth’s climate have affected precipitation patterns in…
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Michael Mann, George Washington University – Local Weather and Belief in Climate Change
Does the local weather determine if you believe in global warming? Michael Mann, assistant professor in the department of geography at George Washington University, discusses the difference between climate and weather and how it affects our beliefs. Michael Mann is an Assistant Professor of Geography at The George Washington University. Here he teaches classes on…
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Justin Mankin, Columbia University – Declining Snowpacks
Ski resorts aren’t the only ones that depend on a good base of snow in the winter. Justin Mankin, a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University, describes how a changing climate may change the way cultures get their water in the spring and summer. Mankin is a climate scientist jointly appointed at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and…
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Kit Wesler, Murray State University – Archaeological Climate Perspectives
Interdisciplinary studies can provide insights heretofore unexamined. Kit Wesler, a professor of archaeology at Murray State University, presents an archaeological understanding of climate change. Dr. Kit Wesler is Jesse D. Jones Endowed Professor of Geosciences and Director of the Mid-America Remote Sensing Center at Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky. He has conducted archaeological field work…
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Paul Hearty, UNC Wilmington – Climate Change Patterns
What’s the best way to study climate change? Paul Hearty, associate professor in the Environmental Studies department at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is looking back in time in order to make conclusions about the future of our environment. Paul Hearty is an associate professor in the Environmental Studies Department at the University of…