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NCAR & UCAR News Center |
Apr. 30, 2008 |
Weather Modification - Multimedia Gallery
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Commercial operators, governments, and academic researchers worldwide are engaging in cloud seeding and other weather modification projects to try to influence local conditions. NCAR scientists and their colleagues are investigating efforts to build up wintertime snowpack in the western United States and bring more rain to drought-stricken regions around the world.
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Casey Thornbrugh (University of Arizona and Tohono O'odham Community College) |
Apr. 25, 2008 |
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Bret Harper (Black and Veatch) |
Apr. 25, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: The Perspective of the Next Generation - Bret Harper
(32 minutes)
Talk 2 of 8 on Day 2 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Harper, a former SOARS protégé, describes his research into ENSO's influence on the production of wind energy. He also discusses the state of the West Coast salmon fishery and his participation in a California tribal ecological knowledge program. The program's goal is restoration of tribal lands and of the tribe itself.
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Sherry Heck (University of Colorado) |
Apr. 25, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: The Perspective of the Next Generation - Sherri Heck
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Talk 3 of 8 on Day 2 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. A gap in CO2 measurements in the southwestern U.S. and the possibility of educational collaboration motivated a study designed to measure CO2 fluxes. Heck reviews the hurdles she needed to overcome in setting up the project and the lessons she learned in the process.
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Eron Brennan, UCAR Sherry Heck (University of Colorado)Casey Thornbrugh (University of Arizona and Tohono O'odham Community College)Bret Harper (Black and Veatch) |
Apr. 25, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Panel on the Perspective of the Next Generation
(35 minutes)
Talk 4 of 8 on Day 2 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Eron Brennan speaks as one student to another on the issues underlying climate change and other global problems. Heck elaborates on initial data from her CO2 research and the involvement of Navaho students in the project. Panelists describe the benefits of attending the conference and ways of introducing students to both traditional and indigenous science. They discuss the conflict between being an indigenous person and being a scientist and how we might all collaborate on climate change.
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Oscar Kawagly (University of Alaska) |
Apr. 25, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Shared Approaches to Research and Education - Oscar Kawagly
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Talk 5 of 8 on Day 2 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza introduces the Indigenous Educational Institute and Kawagly. Kawagly says some technology may become outdated as critical materials are used up; some technology is being blocked from adoption. His grandmother told him never to forget his language or his heritage. Eco-literacy is part of this spiritual and linguistic heritage and needs to be encouraged.
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James Rattling Leaf (Sicangu Policy Institute at Sinte Gleska University), |
Apr. 25, 2008 |
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Denise Stephenson-Hawk (SERE), |
Apr. 25, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Shared Approaches to Research and Education - Denise Stephenson Hawk
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Talk 7 of 8 on Day 2 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Less than 5% of Ph.D.s in the atmospheric sciences are awarded to people of diverse backgrounds. Institutions and educators do not understand unfamiliar cultures and do not provide the necessary environment for success. Stephenson Hawk argues that this must change because it will take all people on the planet working together to deal with climate change.
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Daniel Wildcat (Haskell Indian Nations University),Oscar Kawagly (University of Alaska),James Rattling Leaf (Sicangu Policy Institute at Sinte Gleska University), |
Apr. 25, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Panel on Shared Approaches to Research and Education
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Talk 8 of 8 on Day 2 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Wildcat talks about the need for communication among groups with different world views. He emhasizes four points: Hold next year's conference at a tribal college, use the archive of this conference to build a curriculum for indigenous students, work with the whole person, and get involved in designing the research. Participants suggest applying for grants to initiate collaboration, having NCAR scientists visit tribal lands to build scientific collaborations, and getting indigenous people involved in the IPCC and national climate organizations. Kawagly and Rattling-Leaf describe programs that address the disconnect between native youths and their language and land.
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Rajul Pandya (CBP) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
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Rick Anthes (UCAR) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: UCAR President's Welcome
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Talk 2 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. An important part of UCAR's mission, according to Anthes, is reaching out to the broader community to promote healthy, secure, prosperous, and sustainable life for all people on Earth. Anthes illustrates the challenges facing society with images of the melting ice cap and Hurricane Katrina and concludes with a brief description of UCAR and its work.
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Timothy Killeen (NCAR) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: NCAR President's Welcome
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Talk 3 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. After a summary of NCAR's facilities and staffing, Killeen quotes the founding director of NCAR regarding the responsibility of science to serve humanity. NCAR's mission is to provide facilities for others to use as well as to study the Earth system. With Mount Kenya's disappearing glacier as am example, he highlights the role of science in predicting the challenges facing the Earth.
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Billy Frank, Jr. (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Opening Keynote
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Talk 4 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Frank talks about managing salmon and other threatened species for 20 tribes in the Northwest U.S. Everyone's survival depends on acknowledeing the problem, working together, and developing the political will to take action.
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Elisabeth Holland (ACD) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Keynote Speaker II
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Talk 5 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Holland describes the history and methodology of the IPCC. The most recent report (2007) states that warming is unequivocal and that most of the warming of the past 50 years is due to increases in greenhouse gases. In the short term, more warming is inevitable. Longer-term warning will depend on choices made now. We can expect more weather extremes and rising sea levels. A lively question and answer session follows Holland's talk.
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Leroy Little Bear (Blackfoot Confederacy) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Observations and Projections of a Changing Climate - Leroy Little Bear
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Talk 6 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Daniel Wildcat introduces the panel members. Little Bear outlines the differences between the world view of native peoples and that of scientists. Native American Indians see the world as being in constant flux and based on energy waves. Everything is animate and everything is related. Learning comes through repetition and renewal. Western science has traditionally studied the material world in isolation; polarized thinking is typical. There is little regard for repetition in the education process. He concludes with his own observations of climate change.
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Caspar Ammann (CGD) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Observations and Projections of a Changing Climate - Caspar Ammann
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Talk 7 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. According to Ammann, paleoclimatology has some similarities with the world view of native peoples. Climate is a continuum in which everything is interconnected. Scientists look for discontinuities in that continuum and are finding them in the extremes of precipitation, glacier collapse, and sea-level rise. Climate models are now partners to data in the study of climate change and the perspective is moving from global to local.
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Craig Fleener (Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Observations and Projections of a Changing Climate - Craig Fleener
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Talk 8 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Fleener describes the beauty of his home in Ft. Yukon, above the Arctic Circle. People living in nature experience climate change directly. Indigenous knowledge is like scientific knowledge in that it is based on centuries of research. Native peoples need to be allowed to adapt to current and future climate change. For example, dates for hunting seasons need to be flexible, responding to change. Indigenous knowledge needs to be incorporated into scientific knowledge. The native community must involve itself in this process by creating partnerships and mentoring young people.
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Shannon McNeeley (ISSE) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Observations and Projections of a Changing Climate - Shannon McNeeley
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Talk 9 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. McNeeley works with native villages in Alaska, incorporating indigenous observations and ecological knowledge with Western science in a study of the climate vulnerabilities and adaptive capacity of these societies. Indigenous knowledge can enhance scientific studies by providing needed local information, by asking societally relevant questions of the data, and by finding nuances masked by conventional data analysis. Climate-caused changes create problems not only in hunting for food for the winter but also in preserving the meat. Changing hunting dates is difficult because numerous governmental agencies are involved.
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Daniel Wildcat (Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas), Leroy Little Bear (Blackfoot Confederacy), Caspar Ammann (CGD), Craig Fleener (Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments), Shannon McNeeley (ISSE) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Panel on Observations and Projections of a Changing Climate
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Talk 10 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Participants make comments and ask questions: How do we strike a balance between sharing indigenous knowledge and protecting ourselves' from exploitation? Why do native populations sometimes withhold their knowledge? What are some examples of climate change in everyday life? How do we decide which indigenous knowledge to incorporate? What is blocking adaptation to climate change?
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Albert White Hat, Sr. (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) |
Apr. 09, 2008 |
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Patricia Romero Lankao (ISSE) |
Apr. 08, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Looking Forward: Agile Leadership in Times of Change - Patricia Romero Lankao
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Talk 12 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Romero Lankao shares her thoughts on how indigenous communities can contribute to the debate on climate change, sustainability, and resilience. She uses the example of indigenous Mexican people whose agricultural system managed natural resources in a sustainable, diverse, and productive way until it was compromised by modernization. If we want to develop more resilient systems, we need to learn from indigenous people.
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Merv Tano (International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management) |
Apr. 08, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Looking Forward: Agile Leadership in Times of Change - Merv Tano
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Talk 13 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. Agile leaders and institutions have the ability to look forward and take advantage of opportunities and to protect themselves from dangers. There are very few people who live subsistence lifestyles today. Subsistence living is stressed by general population growth, but overpopulation is seldom discussed. Native people have to do more than participate in climate change research, they need to take control of it.
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James Rattling Leaf (Sicangu Policy Institute at Sinte Gleska University), Albert White Hat, Sr. (Rosebud Sioux Tribe), Patricia Romero Lankao (ISSE), Merv Tano (International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management) |
Apr. 08, 2008 |
Planning for Seven Generations: Panel on Looking Forward: Agile Leadership in Times of Change
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Talk 14 of 14 on Day 1 of the Planning for Seven Generations Conference. A participant talks about getting businesses and governments involved in efforts to deal with climate change. Romero Lankao comments that environmental problems are political problems. White Hat talks about the hardships and deprivation of growing up on a reservation and the resulting anger. Forgiveness is needed if we want to work together. Little Bear responds to Tano's presentation, saying that native peoples should offer an alternative science because the Western way has failed. A participant notes that indigenous communities in general don't cause the climate problem and asks how much they can do about it. White Hat notes that the educational system does not teach about science issues. Tano asks about practical responses to climate change as it affects native peoples and responds to a participant by asking if working together is relevant. White Hat invites everyone to ask for a good spring season. The closing ceremony is led by White Hat.
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Feb. 07, 2008 |
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Tim Killeen (NCAR), Richard Anthes (UCAR) |
Oct. 18, 2007 |
NCAR Celebrates the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace
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The director of NCAR and president of UCAR celebrate award of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Albert Gore. Forty NCAR authors participated in the 2007 IPCC assessment report, along with computational, technical, and administrative staff from across NCAR and UCAR. Additional current and past staff have made significant contributions to the three previous assessments over the past 20 years.
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Kevin Trenberth (CGD) |
Oct. 18, 2007 |
Global Warming: Coming Ready or Not!
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Trenberth provides future prospects using climate models and the paleoclimate record. He introduces the international framework, including the IPCC, the UNFCCC, and the Kyoto Protocol, while emphasizing the need for consensus and political will, along with strengthened institutions and international governmental mechanisms.
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Guy Brasseur (ESSL) |
Oct. 18, 2007 |
The Story of Ozone in Our Atmosphere: A Success Story
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Brasseur provides a historical perspective on the discovery of the chemical nature of this gas and its ability to protect the biosphere from harmful ultraviolet solar radiation. It took decades for scientists to understand how ozone is formed and how it is destroyed. Brasseur discusses the role of observations, laboratory studies, and modeling in successfully addressing the problem of the Antarctic ozone hole, which was created by the use of industrially manufactured chlorofluorocarbons. The efforts to reduce ozone depletion have also had a protective effect on the climate, making this is a story of success for both the scientific community and policymakers.
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Barry Huebert (University of Hawaii) |
Oct. 16, 2007 |
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William H. Hooke (American Meteorological Society) |
Oct. 09, 2007 |
The 21st Century Outlook for Disasters - and How We Will Cope
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Social trends, such as increased human population, rising per capita consumption of natural resources, and an accelerating pace of societal and technological advance appear to be on a collision course with our planet's workings. This has implications for both (1) the future of disasters themselves, and (2) the coping strategies available to us.
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Kevin Trenberth (CGD) |
Sep. 27, 2007 |
Global Warming - USINFO
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Trenberth helps narrate an outreach video from the U.S. Department of State explaining the climate system and findings by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that the climate system is warming and human activities are the reason.
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Bert Holtslag (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) |
Sep. 25, 2007 |
Modeling Atmospheric Boundary Layers for Weather and Climate Studies
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Holtslag addresses the problematic nature of modeling and prediction of the atmospheric boundary in studies of weather, climate, and air quality with an emphasis on conditions over land and ice. He presents results from a study of model intercomparisons organized within the GEWEX Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study (GABLS) for single column models as compared to field observations and fine scale models. He also discusses results from the boundary-layer formulation of the Community Climate Model.
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Peter Gleick (Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security), William Easterling (Pennsylvania State University), Rosina Bierbaum (University of Michigan) |
Sep. 24, 2007 |
Briefing: Climate Impacts and Adaptation in the United States: Lessons from Agriculture and Water Resources
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New research in the United States and internationally highlights the need for policymakers to begin to look at combined efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while adapting to unavoidable impacts, particularly in the areas of water resources and agriculture. This briefing addresses what we know and need to know about these climate impacts for the United States and offers insights into what the federal government needs to consider in terms of resources and organization to ensure that national efforts meet the needs of decision makers.
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Greg Holland (MMM) |
Aug. 15, 2007 |
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D. James Baker (Consultant, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO) |
Aug. 09, 2007 |
Risk, Wealth, and Communications - Climate Policy Implications
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Talk 1 of 7 on Day 2 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Baker cites Washington's long history of scientific accomplishments. He then outlines the keys to getting people and governments to invest in reducing carbon emissions. First, people need to understand the risk and act on it. China is a critical player here. Second, business must see that that there are profits and new wealth to be made from carbon sequestration. Lastly, more effective mass communication must get the science and issues to the public.
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Stephen H. Schneider (Stanford University) |
Aug. 09, 2007 |
Finding Warren: Any Fingerprints?
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Talk 2 of 7 on Day 2 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Schneider humorously presents evidence of Washington's involvement in the development of climate science. He then turns to the difficulties of any carbon emission reduction program, such as that recently adopted by California. These include determining a baseline, measuring harm to various sectors, and assigning values to those affected. Climate models may be objective, but nothing about policy implementation is. The science of climate change is mostly settled, but great uncertainty remains when we look at human behavior and the climate system itself.
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Neal Lane (Rice University) |
Aug. 09, 2007 |
A Model Scientist for Global Change
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Talk 3 of 7 on Day 2 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Lane talks about global change from three perspectives: a flattening world, a warming world, and a dumbed-down world. Flattening refers to likely decreases in research funding and numbers of researchers in the United States and likely increases in the developing world. In discussing a warming and a dumbed-down world, he deplores both the lack of federal action in the face of climate change since 2001 and the forces weakening science and strengthening ideology. Lane discusses the important relationship between the National Science Foundation and the National Science Board and notes Washington's role as a model civic scientist in leading the board in difficult times.
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Shirley Malcom (American Association for the Advancement of Science) |
Aug. 09, 2007 |
Playing the Game: Making the Rules
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Talk 4 of 7 on Day 2 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Malcom pays tribute to Washington's contributions to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She discusses the underrepresentation of minorities in the sciences. The federal goverment acted quickly after Sputnik to encourage science education, but current efforts to encourage underrepresented groups are now portrayed as detrimental to other groups. The K-12 system is broken and needs a systemic solution. She concludes with the Katrina case as an illustration of the limits of science. It is politicians who must act on the recommendations of scientists.
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Michael "Mickey" Glantz (CCB) |
Aug. 09, 2007 |
Oh What a Lovely Climate Change: A Quick Look at Environmental Injustices
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Talk 5 of 7 on Day 2 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. After a humorous introduction, Glantz turns to global warming. He states that responses so far have been lacking in vision, focusing on short-term adaptation and mitigation rather than prevention. Some groups are trying to capitalize on global warming instead of taking action to prevent it. Climate change is not simply an environmental issue, it is also a public health, human rights, and economics issue, and there will be winners and losers. Sharing climate knowledge is empowering and essential in addressing climate injustice.
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Warren M. Washington (CGD), Neal Lane (Rice University), Shirley Malcom (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Michael "Mickey" Glantz (CCB), Stephen H. Schneider (Stanford University), James Baker (Consultant, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO) |
Aug. 09, 2007 |
Panel on the Policy Implications of Climate Change
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Talk 6 of 7 on Day 2 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Discussion of the policy implications of climate change and the challenges confronting policymakers. How do public officials use, or ignore, scientific information? Are lessons actually learned from prior studies or disastrous events like Hurricane Katrina? Who carries the messages about climate change and climate impacts to the communities most affected?
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Warren M. Washington (CGD) |
Aug. 09, 2007 |
Closing Remarks: The Warren Washington Symposium
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After thanking the participants and organizers, Washington notes that one topic not covered at the symposium was insurance and the viability of humans living in high risk areas. The insurance industry will be a force in adaptation to climate change. Washington's group is looking into climate change scenarios based on varying levels of emissions, whereas the IPCC concentrated on scenarios where there wasn't much change for 30 to 40 years. This work, in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, can offer policymakers another set of strategies, based on whether certain actions are taken or not.
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James Hurrell (CGD), Tim Killeen (NCAR), (Guy Brasseur (ESSL), Richard A. Anthes(UCAR) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Opening Remarks: The Warren Washington Symposium
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Talk 1 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Hurrell notes that this is a scientific symposium intended to honor Washington's many contributions and to discuss the scientific opportunities associated with modeling, analysis, and science policy. Killeen emphasizes Washington's extraordinary role in mentoring young scientists and his pioneering work in climate modeling. Brasseur relates his long relationship with Washington in shaping NCAR and the development of climate modeling. Anthes humorously discusses Washington's nice and naughty sides.
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Warren M. Washington (CGD) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Warren Washington's Welcome
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Talk 2 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Warren Washington welcomes the participants and recalls his early years at NCAR, including the building of the Mesa Lab. He expresses the hope that the United States will become a leader in addressing climate change and developing long-term solutions. He would like to see the symposium contribute to solutions and advance our understanding of climate change.
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Akira Kasahara (CGD) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
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John Kutzbach (University of Wisconsin) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Orbital Forcing of Monsoons: Climate Model Experiments from 1981-2007
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Talk 4 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Kutzbach discusses the past 25 years of experimentation on the response of monsoons to changes in Earth's orbit using increasingly complex climate models and simulations of longer duration. The comparisons between these simulations and observations have helped evaluate the accuracy of climate models.
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Bette Otto-Bliesner, (CGD) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
IPCC and Paleoclimate: Global Change Paleoclimatology
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Talk 5 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Otto-Bliesner discusses the relevance of a paleoclimate perspective on global change. She reviews progress over the last 30 years, particularly in the use of quantitative analysis, and she outlines some of the outstanding issues: glacial-interglacial cycles, the last millennium, and the geological perspective.
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Bette Otto-Bliesner (CGD), Akira Kasahara (CGD), John Kutzbach (University of Wisconsin), Warren M. Washington (CGD) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Panel on the Evolution of Climate Modeling
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Talk 6 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Discussion on the evolution of climate modeling.
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Ari Patrinos (Synthetic Genomics Inc.) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Climate Change and Policy Implications
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Talk 7 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Patrinos sees the United States on the threshold of significant action on climate change. A convergence of energy, security, and economic policies in the next federal administration may lead to a more proactive role in dealing with climate change. He stresses the importance of bioenergy and of international organizations in implementing solutions.
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Kevin Trenberth (CGD) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
A Tribute to Warren Washington: Geoengineering
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Talk 8 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Trenberth details his long association with Washington at NCAR and then discusses one possible solution for the problems of global warming: geoengineering. It has been suggested that we emulate the effects of volcanic eruptions in order to cut down on incoming solar radiation. Trenberth examines various model runs and concludes that this solution is not appropriate because it would result in a decline in land precipitation and discharge.
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Gerald A. Meehl (CGD) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Climate Change Modeling: Past, Present, Future
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Talk 9 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Meehl traces the development of climate change modeling from the late 1970s to the present. The challenge in the future will be to use coupled climate models to quantify time-evolving regional climate changes to which human societies will have to adapt.
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John Drake (Oak Ridge National Lab) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Tribute to Dr. Warren Washington: The Lure of Computation and Modeling
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Talk 10 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Drake begins with the connection between increasing computational power and weather and climate modeling. He discusses the development of climate modeling and future directions including the challenge of predicting local effects of global warming on short- and long-range time scales.
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David C. Bader (Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
The Intersection of Science, Computational Science, and Information Technology: The Warren Washington Legacy
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Talk 11 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. After discussing the development of the Parallel Climate Model, Bader emphasizes today's need to integrate models and observations in order to improve predictive models. There needs to be an infrastructure for climate prediction that includes the rapid evaluation of new ideas, diagnostics, computing resources, and collaboratory technology.
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Marshall Shepherd (University of Georgia) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Urban Effects of Climate: Can We Learn Anything about Climate Change from Urban Climate Studies and Modeling?
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Talk 12 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Shepherd first describes how urban areas influence temperature, air quality, precipitation, and carbon exchange. Lessons from urban climate studies for the broader climate change community include human adaptation and mitigations strategies, the use of advanced coupled modeling to document the relationship between urbanization and larger climate change, and the necessity of an integrated and cross-disciplinary approach.
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Greg Jenkins (Howard University) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Climate and Society: There Is Still More Work To Do
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Talk 13 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Jenkins talks about Washington's influence on his own career and his outstanding leadership. Jenkins's scientific presentation focuses on climate change in West Africa, particularly regarding precipitation. He notes the large degree of uncertainty regarding changes in this area with one of the major problems being a lack of observations.
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Warren M. Washington (CGD), Gerald A. Meehl (CGD), John Drake (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David C. Bader (Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison), Kevin Trenberth (CGD), Marshall Shepherd (University of Georgia), Greg Jenkins (Howard University) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
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Warren M. Washington (CGD) |
Aug. 08, 2007 |
Climate Modeling, Climate Change Prediction, and Science Policy
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Talk 15 of 15 on Day 1 of the Warren Washington Symposium on Climate Modeling, Prediction, and Science Policy. Washington interweaves his own development as a scientist and the development of climate modeling. He then turns to science policy and its importance in the face of climate change.
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Coleen Vogel (University of the Witwatersrand) |
Jul. 31, 2007 |
Whither Sustainability Science - A View from the South
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A look at climate change implications for Africa, especially the south, including an examination of some of the inputs to the 2007 IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Vogel provides an update on the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP) and the links and/or disconnections between currently developing research foci. Part of the seminar series on the Frontiers of Human Dimensions Science Research.
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Chris Mooney |
Jul. 24, 2007 |
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Fredrick Semazzi (North Carolina State University) |
Jun. 27, 2007 |
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NCAR & UCAR News Center |
Jun. 21, 2007 |
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William Clark (Harvard University) |
Jun. 19, 2007 |
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NCAR & UCAR News Center |
Apr. 30, 2007 |
Arctic Ice Retreating More Quickly than Computer Models Project - Multimedia Gallery
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Arctic sea ice is melting at a significantly faster rate than projected by even the most advanced computer models, a new study concludes. The research, by scientists at NCAR and the University of Colorado's National Snow and Ice Data Center, shows that the Arctic's ice cover is retreating more rapidly than estimated by any of the 18 computer models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in preparing its 2007 assessments.
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Diana Liverman (Oxford University Centre for the Environment) |
Apr. 24, 2007 |
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NCAR & UCAR News Center |
Apr. 18, 2007 |
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Philip Rasch (CGD) |
Apr. 17, 2007 |
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Tim Wirth (United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund) |
Apr. 13, 2007 |
Global Climate Change: From Challenge to Opportunity
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Former Senator Tim Wirth focuses on the urgency of responding to climate change and offers strategies for fostering change at all levels. Wirth gave the 2007 Walter Orr Roberts Distinguished Lecture.
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Roger Kasperson (Clark University) |
Mar. 13, 2007 |
Vulnerability Analysis
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Environmental impact assessment; risk assessment; strategic environmental assessment; vulnerability assessment
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Heinz Wanner (University of Bern) |
Feb. 23, 2007 |
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NCAR & UCAR News Center |
Feb. 15, 2007 |
Understanding Climate Change - Multimedia Gallery
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The year 2007 was significant for scientists, policymakers, and citizens investigating climate change and its impact on our planet's future. That year marked the release of a major report produced through global cooperation, the free exchange of ideas, and thorough scientific investigation. This multimedia gallery supports discussion of the report and current climate research.
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Caspar Ammann (CGD), Bill Collins (CGD), Mickey Glantz (CCB), Joanie Kleypas (ISSE), Linda Mearns (ISSE), Jerry Meehl (CGD), Kevin Trenberth (CGD), Warren Washington (CGD), Tom Wigley (CGD) |
Feb. 01, 2007 |
Climate Future: Voices of Science
(24 minutes, Flash)
Some of NCAR's most prominent scientists weigh in on key questions about climate change in these short interviews, produced by NCAR Education and Outreach.
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NCAR & UCAR News Center |
Dec. 11, 2006 |
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Joe Tribbia (CGD) |
Dec. 06, 2006 |
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Brian Toon (University of Colorado) |
Oct. 10, 2006 |
Small Nuclear Wars - Nuclear Winter Revisited
(1 hour)
Based on the Papers: Consequences of Regional Scale Nuclear Conflicts and Acts of Individual Nuclear Terrorism and Climatic Consequences of Regional Scale Nuclear Conflicts
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John Ogren (NOAA) |
Oct. 25, 2005 |
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Jim White (University of Colorado), Caspar Ammann (CGD), Dave Schimel (CGD), Jack Fox (EOL), Dirk Richter (EOL) |
Jun. 01, 2005 |
The Biocomplexity Project - Video Interviews
(45 brief Q&A segments, various times)
Scientists answer questions about climate change and the Biocomplexity Project, which is developing a mid-infrared, laser-based gas sensor system for continuous insitu measurements of 13CO2/12CO2 ratios. The project exploits the latest developments in optical fiber technology and telecommunication lasers.
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Jim Randerson (University of California, Irvine) |
Feb. 18, 2005 |
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Kathleen Miller (ISSE) |
Feb. 16, 2005 |
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Gerald A. Meehl (CGD) |
Jan. 19, 2005 |
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Kevin E. Trenberth (CGD) |
Dec. 07, 2004 |
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