Climate Change in Extreme Environments Weekly Lecture Series
September 17–October 22, 2020
The Academy of Learning in Retirement (ALIR) is a San Antonio based non profit that offers life-long learning courses to any resident over age 50. Over 800 seniors enroll in courses that range from academic courses to painting and art classes, to exercise and recreation.
For Fall 2020, as part of CAMEE's outreach, a 6-week lecture course series on Climate Change in Extreme Environments will be given by CAMEE faculty, covering wildland forest fires, hurricanes, glaciers and climate in the Tibetan Plateau, polar sea ice and ice sheets, and urban heat islands and climate.
Virtual lectures will occur via Zoom on Thursdays from 12-1 pm. The meeting room will be open to join at 11:45 am.
September 17, 2020
Drivers and Manifestations of Global Climate Change
Steve Ackley, UTSA Department of Geological Sciences
September 24, 2020
Wildland Fires
Dr. Kiran Bhaganagar, UTSA Department of Mechanical Engineering
October 1, 2020
Hurricanes
Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez, UTSA Department of Geological Sciences
October 8, 2020
Tibetan Climate and Glaciers
Dr. Hongjie Xie, UTSA Department of Geological Sciences
October 15, 2020
Polar Sea Ice and Ice Sheets
Steve Ackley, UTSA Department of Geological Sciences
October 22, 2020
Urban Climatology and Heat Islands
Dr. Neil Debbage, UTSA Department of Political Science and Geography
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