Upcoming talks
Here's two events you might be interested in, if you live in the DC area and are into the Earth sciences...
1) I'll be giving next week's Science Seminar at NOVA Annandale. I'll be discussing my geological experiences out west this summer in a talk called "Two Months of Rock and Road." It starts at 12noon on Friday, October 17 in the CE Building Forum, and will conclude by 1pm. Light refreshments served starting at 11:45am. Free and open to the public.
2) American Meteorological Society Environmental Science Seminar Series: "Ecosystem Health in a Climatically-Altered World: Is 'Species Rescue' Part of the Prognosis for the Future?" by Dr. Camille Parmesan, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Friday, October 10, 2008; New Time - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, in the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253 Washington, DC. Free and open to the public.
What sorts of climate-related and compound stresses are various wild ecosystems encountering? What impact are these stresses having on these various ecosystems? How might one characterize the resilience, or lack thereof, of these ecosystems to these stresses. For those with the capacity to do so, how are ecosystems adapting to changes brought about by climate change and other stresses such as development? What is happening to those ecosystems that are showing signs of being incapable of either adapting in place or moving elsewhere? How do the rates of climate change and other stresses affect the odds that certain ecosystems will adjust and ultimately, survive? Are there ecosystems that now require, or will require, special human interventions in order to prevent their collapse and/or demise? What would these interventions look like and are they governed by existing national policy?
Buffet Reception Following; More information online at http://www.ametsoc.org/seminar
1) I'll be giving next week's Science Seminar at NOVA Annandale. I'll be discussing my geological experiences out west this summer in a talk called "Two Months of Rock and Road." It starts at 12noon on Friday, October 17 in the CE Building Forum, and will conclude by 1pm. Light refreshments served starting at 11:45am. Free and open to the public.
2) American Meteorological Society Environmental Science Seminar Series: "Ecosystem Health in a Climatically-Altered World: Is 'Species Rescue' Part of the Prognosis for the Future?" by Dr. Camille Parmesan, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Friday, October 10, 2008; New Time - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, in the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253 Washington, DC. Free and open to the public.
What sorts of climate-related and compound stresses are various wild ecosystems encountering? What impact are these stresses having on these various ecosystems? How might one characterize the resilience, or lack thereof, of these ecosystems to these stresses. For those with the capacity to do so, how are ecosystems adapting to changes brought about by climate change and other stresses such as development? What is happening to those ecosystems that are showing signs of being incapable of either adapting in place or moving elsewhere? How do the rates of climate change and other stresses affect the odds that certain ecosystems will adjust and ultimately, survive? Are there ecosystems that now require, or will require, special human interventions in order to prevent their collapse and/or demise? What would these interventions look like and are they governed by existing national policy?
Buffet Reception Following; More information online at http://www.ametsoc.org/seminar
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