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Birch Aquarium - Climate Change Lecture: A Double Threat for Asia |
| Start Date: | 4/14/2008 |
| End Date: | 4/14/2008 |
| Event Time: | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Title: | Birch Aquarium - Climate Change Lecture: A Double Threat for Asia |
| Location: | Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD |
| Event Category: | Lectures/Seminars -Sciences |
| Sponsor: | Birch Aquarium at Scripps |
| Open to Public: | YES |
| General Fee: | $8.00 |
| Faculty/Staff Fee: | $5.00 |
| UCSD Student Fee: | $5.00 |
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| Contact Name: | Visitor Services Visitor Services |
| Contact Phone: | (858) 534-5771 Ext. |
| Contact Email: | aquariuminfo@ucsd.edu |
| Description: | Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Public: $8 Students/Educators: $5 RSVP: 858-534-5771 The Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series provides concise, comprehensive presentations on climate change and other research conducted worldwide by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Scripps scientists are exploring Earth’s mysteries in hundreds of research projects under way on every continent. Learn about science at Scripps and join researchers on their paths to discovery.
Monday, April 14 The growth of Chinese and Indian economies is improving the wellbeing of their combined 2.5-billion population, but at a very high environmental cost. Widespread brown clouds formed from air pollution and greenhouse gases are having a range of complex effects on both regional and global climate. Join Scripps Oceanography atmospheric science researcher V. Ramanathan as he explains that while science can offer practical solutions, the effectiveness of these strategies will hinge on global cooperation and immediate implementation. The lectures are intended for a lay audience. Birch Aquarium admission and parking are included. Light refreshments will be served. |
