Dangerous climate at peak science showcase
Rising sea levels, drought and rainfall will all be experienced in Canberra in the first week of May when ‘Dangerous climate change’ is featured at the Academy of Science’s peak annual event, Science at the Shine Dome.
This year’s symposium will showcase Australian research on climate change, and the potential hazards that lie ahead for humanity and the planet. A feature of the symposium will be Dr Neil Hamilton from the WWF’s International Arctic Programme, discussing the effects of climate change in the Arctic and whether dangerous climate change is already upon us.
The symposium will also feature the following discussions:
- Can we avoid dangerous climate change? Dr Graeme Pearman AM FAA FRSV FTSE;
- Economic perspectives on climate change Ms Anthea Harris;
- Predicting global sea levels Dr John Church FTSE;
- The challenge to Australia Mr Roger Beale AO;
- Can coral reefs adapt? Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg FAA;
- The vulnerability of socio-ecological systems Prof Amanda Lync ;
- A new geological epoch, the Anthropocene Prof Will Steffen.
For more information, visit www.science.org.au/sats2008.
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