Event Details — Modeling climate change in the 20th and 21st Century

Dr. Warren M. Washington, a leading expert in atmospheric science and climate research, will present data on recent (20th-century) changes in the earth’s climate and compare those observations with climate model simulations that extend into the 21st century and beyond. Washington will explain how climate models are constructed and will present computer simulations of the effects that shifting from fossil fuel-based energy to increased conservation and renewable energy, including nuclear power, would have on current climate change trends.

Washington will discuss climate change model projections and what challenges the predicted changes could pose for society, and for environmental justice.

Washington has served in a number of advisory roles to U.S. presidents and the federal government. Beginning in 1995, President Clinton appointed him to two six-year terms on the National Science Board, which helps oversee the National Science Foundation and advises the executive branch and Congress on science-related matters. His talk is part of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Dean’s Lecture Series and is free and open to the public.

Science and Engineering Classroom Building (SEC) (campus map pdf)
Room 100
Entrance 14, off Cullen Blvd.
University of Houston