Climate Change Forum

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Climate Change Forum event flier October 1, 2020

Event Date:

Start Time: 4pm

End Time: 5pm

Location: Virtual, Registration required: https://bit.ly/32xt5dG

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The Lowell City of Learning and UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative present an open forum on Climate Change led by UMass Lowell faculty.

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  • How are the western US wildfires related to climate change?

  • How will acting on climate change affect the economy?

  • What if we do nothing?

  • What are some of the solutions to climate change that are already here?

  • Are there any solutions that we haven’t heard about yet?

  • How can a computer model predict climate and what is the difference between weather and climate?

  • What is ocean acidification? What government action can help with climate change?

The panelists are:
• Dr. Mathew Barlow Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
• Dr. Jennifer Cadero-Gillette Art and Design
• Dr. Kelly Hellman Economics
• Dr. Thomas Shea Biological Sciences
• Dr. Chris Skinner Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
• Dr. Meg Sobkowicz-Kline Plastics Engineering
• Dr. John Wooding Political Science
• Prof. Lori Weeden Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences