Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming

July 15th, 2011

Speaker: Michael Mann

Climatologist Dr. Michael Mann reviews the evidence for human influence on the climate, including measurements available for the past two centuries and paleoclimate observations spanning more than a millennium. He also addresses how climate change will influence the world we live in, from sea level rise and severe weather to changes in the water supply. His lecture concludes with a frank discussion about possible solutions to the climate change.

A key contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, Dr. Mann is author of more than 130 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and recently co-authored the book “Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming” with colleague Lee Kump. He is also a co-founder and avid contributor to the award-winning science website www.realclimate.org.