Climate Urgency & How Iowa Farmers and Businesses Can Take the Lead
Katharine Hayhoe
Wednesday, 22 Apr 2015 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and a climate change evangelist. She directs the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University and is the founder and CEO of ATMOS Research, an organization created to bridge the gap between scientists and a broad range of non-profit, industry and government clients. Hayhoe's work has been featured on the documentary series Years of Living Dangerously and The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers. She is coauthor of the book A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions. Hayhoe earned her PhD in atmospheric science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Link to webstream
Photo credit: Ashely Rodgers, Texas Tech University
Cosponsored By:
- Climate Science Program
- Environmental Law and Policy Center
- Iowa Environmental Council
- Iowa Interfaith Power & Light
- NSF EPSCoR
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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