Date: Wed, Oct 23rd, 2024
Time: 7 pm
Location: Alberta Rose Theatre
Tickets: $15-$45
Event Website: https://www.scienceontaporwa.org/events/alberta_apr_24_solar/
There’s a lot going more on in the skies that’s affecting climate than just fossil fuel emissions increasing CO2! Particles in the atmosphere — like smoke from fires and pollution from engines and industrial activities — are affecting our climate. Yet, their influence on climate might surprise you – they actually act to cool the planet and “mask” some of the greenhouse gas warming.
Research scientist Dr. Sarah Doherty will talk about how particles in the atmosphere are already affecting climate, how these influences are likely to change in the future, and whether these effects can be leveraged to rapidly reduce global warming to avoid many of the negative impacts of climate change.
What are the ideas?
What’s being done so far?
Why are scientists considering these ideas?
This talk will discuss the current climate trajectory, and why cutting emissions alone won’t be enough to keep global warming from exceeding the 1.5-2 C of warming that scientists have identified as “dangerous levels of climate change”.
Dr. Sarah Doherty is a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Washington.
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