IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ARIDIFICAT

IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ARIDIFICATION
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The release of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report (AR6) was a wake-up call that the climate is warming at an accelerated level. One significant finding is that areas with climates like California are becoming more arid. This class will present several experts knowledgeable on the serious impacts that we are experiencing today, and the possible expectation for a worse future. Is it inevitable?

Wednesday, April 6; 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon: Water (Feldman)
Wednesday, April 20; 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon: Ice Sheets and Sea Level (Rignot)
Friday, April 22; 1:30 - 3:30 PM: OC Water Supply (Woodside)
Friday, April 29; 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon: Oceans (Primeau)
Friday, May 6; 1:30 - 3:30 PM: Wildfire Outlook (Randerson)

Presenters: David Feldman, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water, UCI; Eric Rignot, Professor, UCI ESS, JPL Scientist; Greg Woodside, Exec. Dir. of Planning and Natural Resources, OC Water District; Francois Primeau, Professor, UCI ESS; James Randerson, Cicerone Professor, UCI ESS.

Developer: Gary Oberts

Dates:
Wednesdays, April 6, 20
Fridays, April 22, 29, May 6

Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon (April 6, 20, 29)
1:30 – 3:30 PM (April 22 & May 6)

NOTE: Irregular schedule dates and times above

Facilitator:
Marj Besemer