What's Up With El Niño?
Arboretum Winter Enrichment Lecture
Event Details
Date
Thursday, January 21, 2027
Time
10-11:30 a.m.
Location
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
Description
Ankur Desai (he/him), Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, UW–Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. You probably heard this winter is a “super El Niño.” What does that mean and how does it affect local ecosystems in winter and spring? Learn how the atmosphere, oceans, plants, soil, and animals respond to this phenomenon and how we might better predict what warmer winters and human-caused climate change mean for Midwest landscapes. Fee: $10. Register by January 17.
Cost
$10
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email education@arboretum.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Thursday, January 7, 2027, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.