From: Earth and Environmental Sciences Mailing List [mailto:ee...@gc.listserv.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of Earth & Environmental Sciences Office Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 3:22 PM Subject: EES GEOS Colloquium Thursday March 8: Dr. Gavin Schmidt, Director of NASA-GISS at 5:30 p.m., room 4102 Importance: High GEOS The Graduate Center, City University of New York Earth and Environmental Sciences Doctoral Program Presents a Lecture by Dr. Gavin Schmidt Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Why is attribution of present day climate change and climate events so contentious? Public discourse about climate changes, and their causes, is very politicized. Whether it is the human role in global warming, or extreme events, public discussions tend to generate far more heat than light. While a robust understanding of climate change mechanisms and impacts has emerged from 40 years of research on the topic, in public it appears to be far more contentious with opinions split along identifiable lines. I will discuss how these topics became so politicized what are the consequences for scientists, what the science actually shows and what can be done about this toxic public environment (spoiler: I don't have the answer, but we might have a good discussion). Thursday, March 8th at 5:30 p.m. Science Center, Room 4102 The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Light snacks and refreshments will be served.
