Lamont-Doherty Spring Public Lecture Series
Stories from the Past:
Reconstructing Global Climate Change
March 30, 3:00pm at Lamont-Doherty
Humans are changing global climate at a
pace unprecedented in Earth’s history
but past climate trends can help us to
understand where our modern climate is
headed. Although we cannot make direct
measurements of the past atmosphere,
we can use marine records preserved in
fossil plankton that accumulates on the
sea floor. The cores of ancient ocean
sediments gathered by Lamont-Doherty
scientists for more than 50 years tell a
compelling story of climate change and
its effects.
Lamont Associate Professor Bärbel Hönisch will discuss how we are using geological records to fine-tune our predictions of future global climate change.
Ecosystem Change in the Antarctic
Peninsula
April 24, 6:00pm at Low Library on Columbia
University campus
The ecosystem of Antarctica is changing
in response to global atmospheric and
ocean warming at a faster rate than any
other marine ecosystem in the world.
The study of Antarctica by Lamont-Doherty
scientists offers early lessons on
the types of changes that we can anticipate
elsewhere.
Lamont Professor Hugh Ducklow has been observing these changes at Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula for more than 20 years. Join us as he discusses how these changes could provide clues to help predict ecosystem change throughout the world.
Air, Water, and Stone: Lowering CO2
through Sequestration
May 4, 3:00pm at Lamont-Doherty
One of the best options for slowing the
rise in atmospheric CO2 is carbon capture
and sequestration. A global program
of CO2 management will require the
thoughtful commitment to scientific research,
engineering development, and
regulatory policy.
Join us as Lamont Research Professor David Goldberg explains an option for the secure capture of CO2 in vast geological repositories. Such sequestration could mitigate carbon release to the atmosphere for many centuries, with minimal risk to the environment.
Lectures at Lamont are held at the Monell building auditorium on the LDEO campus. There will be no entrance fee