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The Next Seminar is tentatively scheduled for November 21, 2008. 
Tentative Topic: A Closer Look at Engineering /Technological Measures to Stave Off a Worsening Climate: Injecting Particles into the Atmosphere and Clean Coal

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Environmental Science Seminar Series (ESSS)

Archived presentations & summaries - Climate Change

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Ecosystem Health in a Climatically-Altered World - Is 'Species Resue' Part of the Prognosis for the Future?  Friday, October 10 10am  Russell Senate Office Building Room 253 - Free and Open to the Public

 

October 10, 2008

Speaker:

Dr. Camille Parmesan,Associate Professor, Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX

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Accelerating Atmospheric CO2 Growth from Economic Activity, Carbon Intensity, and Efficiency of Natural Carbon Sinks - Friday, Sept. 26 10:00am Dirksen Senate Office Building Room G-50

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Accelerating Atmospheric CO2 Growth from Economic Activity, Carbon Intensity, and Efficiency of Natural Carbon Sinks

September 26, 2008

Speakers:
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Dr. Josep (Pep) Canadell, Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Marine and Atmospheric Research, Canberra, Australia

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An annual update of the global carbon budget and trends

Links to complete bio and publications

Dr. Vladimir Romanovsky, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK

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Dr. Howard Epstein, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

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Coping with Climate Change:  Gulf Coast Transportation and New York City  - Friday, June 27 10:30am Russell Senate Office Building Room 253  

Coping with Climate Change: Gulf Coast Transportation and
New York City Waterworks

June 27, 2008

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Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig
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Michael J. Savonis
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Reports sited in presentation:

“The Potential Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure – The Gulf Coast Study, Phase I”

Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.7

Climate Change Science Program

DOT Center for Climate Change and Environmental Forecasting

     

AMS ESSS Climate and Health Effects of Carbon Dioxide, Black Carbon and Other Air-Borne Particles Friday, May 16 10:30am Russell Senate Office Building Room 253

 

Climate & Health effects of Carbon Dioxide & other Air-borne Particles

May 16 , 2008

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Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson
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Dr. V. Ramanathan
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Biofuels, Land Conversion, & Climate Change April 25, 2008 Washington DC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biofuels, Land Conversion & Climate Change

April 25, 2008

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Dr. Joseph E. Fargione
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Timothy Searchinger
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Dr. Daniel M. Kammen
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Dr. G. David Tilman
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Reports cited in April 25, 2008 presentations:

Joseph Fargione, David Tilman et al.
Land Clearing and the Biofuel Carbon Debt
Supplemental material

Tim Searchinger et al.
Use of U.S. Croplands for Biofuels Increased Greenhouse Gases Through Land Use Change.

Supporting Materials for 'Use of U.S. Croplands for Biofuels Increases Greenhouse Gases Through Emissions from Land Use Change.

The Impact of Biofuels on Greenhouse Gases, How Land Use Change Alters the Equation.

Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Soy-Based U.S. Biodiesel When Factoring in Emissions from Land Use Change.
http://www.princeton.edu/~tsearchi/writings.html

Study: Ethanol Worse for Climate Than Gasoline - NPR Podcast featuring Tim Searchinger

Daniel Kammen et al.

OECD RESEARCH ROUND TABLE:
Energy and Greenhouse Impacts of Biofuels: A Framework for Analysis

Environmentalists Debate the Promise of Biofuels - NPR Talk of the Nation Podcast featuring Daniel Kammen and David Tilman.

 

Adapting to Climate Change:  What Happens to Our Transportation Infrastructure?  April 7, 2008  

Adapting to Climate Change: What Happens to Our Transportation Infrastructure?

April 7 , 2008

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Seminar Presentations

Dr. Thomas Peterson
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Reports cited in presentation:

The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation March 11, 2008

Climate Variability and Change with Implications for Transportation March 11, 2008

Weather and climate Extremes in Changing Climate
release probable in late April 2008 (will update when it becomes available)

Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and INfreastructure -- Gulf Coast Study March 12, 2008

 

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AMS Environmental Science Seminar "Solar Radiation, Cosmic Rays & Greenhouse Gases:  What's Driving Global Warming?" Monday, March 24 12 pm Russell Senate Office Building Room 253 Open to the Public Click to view a map  

Solar Radiation, Cosmic Rays and Greenhouse Gases: What's Driving Global Warming?

March 24, 2008

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Dr. Judith Lean
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Dr. Caspar Ammann
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AMS ESSS January 14, 2008:  Are Natural Sinks Capable of Absorbing Some CO-2 Emissions Unabated and Does This Have Climatological and Policy Implications in the Long Run?  

Natural CO-2 Sinks and their Policy Implications: A Closer Look at Where Current CO-2 Levels are Headed, in Historical Context

January 14 , 2008

Seminar Presenations - Summary

Dr. Ralph F. Keeling
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Dr. David Archer
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AMS Seminar "The Frame & Scale of the Climate/Energy Challenge:  Issues & Implications"  Tuesday, December, 18, 2007  12pm Russell Senate Office Building Room 253

 

The Frame and Scale of the Climate/Energy Challenge: Issues and Implications

December 18, 2007

Seminar Presentations - Summary

Dr. James G. Anderson
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Dr. Daniel Schrag
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Listen to or view past ESSS presentations by clicking hereArctic Sea Ice Melt and Shrinking Polar Ice Sheets: 
Are Observed Changes Exceeding Expectations?

November 26, 2007 - Summary

Seminar Presentations

Dr. Mark Serreze
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Scott B. Luthcke
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Dr. Konrad Steffen
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The UK flooding in June 2007 caused chaos across huge areas of England, with hundreds of people being moved from their homes, and transportation severely disrupted.  

Climatically-Induced Increases in Water Vapor and Precipitation: Causation and Implications

October 29, 2007

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Dr. Brian J. Soden
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Frank J. Wentz
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Dr. Benjamin D. Santer
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Dr. Francis Zwiers
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The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change:  How Do We Know We're Not Wrong?  June 22, 2007 Dr. Naomi Oreskes  

The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: How do we know we're not wrong?

June 22 , 2007

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Seminar Presentations

Dr. Naomi Oreskes
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Read Dr. Oreskes chapter in: Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren -Edited by Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela M. Doughman, MIT Press, 2007

Chapter 4, The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: How Do we Know We're Not Wrong?

 

Managing Climate Change:  The Daunting Energy Challenge April 16, 2007 Washington DC

 

 

Managing Climate Change: The Daunting Energy Challenge Ahead

April 16 , 2007

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Seminar Presentations

Dr. Marty Hoffert
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Dr. Ken Caldeira
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Dr. Joseph Romm
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Anticipating Abrupt Climate Changes:
Are Our Perceptions Consistent with the Evidence?

 

February 28 ,2007

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Seminar Presentations

Dr. M. Susan Lozier
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Dr. Richard Seager
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ESSS Seminar January 31, 2007  

Mutiple Lines of Evidence: The Scientific Case for Global Warming and its Causation

January 31,2007

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Dr. David R. Easterling
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Dr. Lonnie G. Thompson
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Dr. Michael E. Mann
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Dr. Benjamin D. Santer
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The Divide between Values and Behavior: Exploring American Perceptions of Global Warming and the Environment

 


November 28 , 2006

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Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz
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Dr. Matthew C. Nisbet
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Drought, Water, Wildfires and Climate Change in the Western US - History and the Road Ahead  

"Drought, Water, Wildfires and Climate Change in the Western US - Historical Context and the Road Ahead"

September 25, 2006

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Seminar Presentations

Dr. Philip Mote
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Dr. Anthony Westerling
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Brad Udall
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Impact of Climate Change on Arctic Ecosystems:
A Snapshot of Mammals and Forests

July 14 , 2006

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Seminar Presentations

Dr. Susan Kutz
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Dr. Glenn Patrick Juday
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Dr. Steven C. Amstrup
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Changes in Cold Places Part II: The Role of Air Pollution on Arctic Warming

May 31, 2006

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Dr. Drew Shindell
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Dr. Dan Lubin
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Changes in Cold Places: A Look at the Greenland Ice Sheet, Arctic Sea Ice and the Antarctic Ice Sheet

May 3, 2006

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Dr. H. Jay Zwally
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Dr. Wieslaw Maslowski
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Dr. Richard B. Alley
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Human Alteration of the Nitrogen Cycle: Implications for Plant Growth, Food Supply, Climate, Water Quality, and Human Health

March 21, 2006

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Dr.Wiliam Schlesinger
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Dr.James Galloway
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Thawing of Arctic Permafrost: Extent, Causation and Implications

February 21, 2006

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Dr. David Lawrence
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Dr. Lawrence Smith
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Surface Temperature, CO2 and Methane: The Past, Present and Likely Trajectory of Three Key Indicators of Climate Change

January 25, 2006

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Dr. Dominique Raynaud
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Dr. Thomas Karl
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Recent Advances In Understanding and Measuring Changes in Earth's Vertical Temperature Profile

November 16, 2005

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Dr. Ben Santer
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Dr. Steven Sherwood
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Dr. Carl A. Mears
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Declining Mountain Snowpack in Western North America: Implications for Water Resource Management in the Western U.S.

May 26, 2005


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Dr. Philip Mote
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Dr. Soroosh Sorooshian
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