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—Qs and AAAs About Global Climate Change—
Hosted by AAAS and its Journal, Science
See also news release, "Climate Experts Urge Immediate Action to Offset Impact of Global Warming."
Sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Conference Board
Tuesday, 15 June, 2004
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
AAAS Auditorium, 2nd Floor
12th and H Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
(Nearest Subway Stop - Metro Center)
Program
| 8:30 AM |
Registration/Continental Breakfast
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| 9:00 AM |
Introduction and Welcome
Don Kennedy, Science and Alan Leshner, CEO AAAS
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| 9:15 AM |
Keynote Address
Earth's Atmosphere: Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming
(View PDF of presentation)
Sherwood Rowland, University of California, Irvine
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| 10:00 AM |
The Past: History of Climate Change
Global Temperature History: The Last Thousand Years
(View PDF of presentation)
Thomas Crowley, Duke University
The History of Abrupt Climate Change
(View PDF of presentation)
Richard Alley, Pennsylvania State University
What Earlier Warm Periods Can Tell Us About the One We're In
(View PDF of presentation)
Daniel Schrag, Harvard University
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| 11:00 AM |
Qs&AAAs
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| 11:15 AM |
The Future: Prediction and Complexities
Modeling and Climate Prediction: Global and Regional
(View PDF of presentation)
Jerry Meehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research
The Synergism Between Ocean and Atmosphere
(View PDF of presentation)
David Battisti, University of Washington
Complexities in the Temperature Signal: Aerosols and Trace Gases
(View PDF of presentation)
Joyce Penner, University of Michigan
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| 12:15 PM |
Qs&AAAs
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| 12:30 PM |
Lunch
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| 1:45 PM |
The Present: Impacts of Climate Change
Polar Ice, Melting, and Sea Level Change
(View PDF of presentation)
Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton University
The Fates of Low-Latitude Glaciers
(View PDF of presentation)
Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University
Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
(View PDF of presentation)
Chris Field, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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| 2:45 PM |
Qs&AAAs
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| 3:00 PM |
Where We Are: Summing Up
Don Kennedy, Science
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| 3:45 PM |
Final Questions and Discussion
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| 4:00 PM |
Adjourn
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This event was sponsored with generous support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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