Tuesday, October 22
5–6 p.m. & 6:30-7:30 p.m.
16 W 61st St., 11th Floor
New York City
Global temperatures are rising, rainfall patterns are changing, and heatwaves, floods, droughts, and wildfires make the news. Climate change is happening, but how do we know what’s causing it? In this talk, NASA climate scientist Kate Marvel, Ph.D., will discuss the external factors that can change the climate: natural events like volcanic eruptions and solar variability as well as human activities that emit aerosol and greenhouse gas pollution and deplete the ozone layer. She’ll show how we know that warming is happening, and why we know that greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for the changes we observe. But climate change isn’t just about warming temperatures. She’ll talk about the other changes- from sea level rise to changes in rainfall to increases in extreme weather- that happen in a hotter world.
“Can Scientists Be Activists, Too?”
Climate change. Air pollution. Vaccine hysteria. Scientists pride themselves on sticking to the data – but what happens when the data spells trouble for the real world? How can scientists participate in the public conversation without turning off the public… or alienating their colleagues? In this informal post-talk Q&A open to alumni, faculty, and staff, Dr. Marvel will discuss how she navigates these issues, and how to get your foot in the door writing about science for the popular press. (Joint Event with the NYU Science Communication Workshops) Light food and refreshements will be served. R.S.V.P. here >
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About the Speaker:
Kate Marvel, Ph.D. is an Associate Research Scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia Engineering's Department of Applied Physics and Mathematics. She’s also a science writer whose work has appeared in On Being, Nautilus, Bloomberg News, and more. She has a regular column at ScientificAmerican.com, "Hot Planet." |