Chaos and Complex Systems Seminar
Pliocene and Eocene provide best analogs for near-future climates
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Time
12:05-1 p.m.
Location
4274 Chamberlin Hall
Description
Kevin Burke, UW Department of Geography, discusses past climate states of Earth that may resemble the state emerging now, including the Early Eocene (ca. 50 Ma), the Mid-Pliocene (3.3–3.0 Ma), the Last Interglacial (129–116 ka), the Mid-Holocene (6 ka), preindustrial (ca. 1850 CE), and the 20th century, and the implications for Earth's evolutionary adaptive capacity.
Cost
Free
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