Panel: Warming Arctic, Changing Planet on November 12 at Columbia University

Thursday, November 1, 2012

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On Monday, November 12, the Québec Government Office in New York, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Earth Institute, Columbia University, will present "Warming Arctic, Changing Planet," an exciting discussion about the effects of climate change on the Arctic.

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Experts will highlight how Arctic sea ice, climate, marine mammals, tundra, and indigenous communities have been affected by and are adapting to climate change. They will also address how these effects go far beyond the polar bears and may impact us.

Speakers and Panelists:

Moderator: Andy Revkin, Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding, Pace University; Blogger, DotEarth,
Julie Payette, Canadian Astronaut and Scientific Delegate, Quebec Government Office;
Bruno Tremblay, Assistant Professor, High latitude climate and climate variability, McGill University
Stephanie Pfirman, Barnard College & Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Pierre Richard, Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Kevin Griffin, Professor, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Natalie Boelman, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University

Monday, November 12, 2012, 5:00-7:00 pm
Columbia University, Low Library, Rotunda
535 W. 116th Street, New York, NY

RSVP to this event. For further information, please contact Tamara Plummer by sending email to tcp2114@columbia.edu