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Climate Change Seminar Series at UW-Madison

February 26th, 2009 Alicia

Bracing for Impact: Climate Change Adaptation in Wisconsin
Biotechnology Center Auditorium Room 111 at 425 Henry Mall at UW-Madison
Free and open to the public
All events at 7:00 p.m.

Join speakers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for a series of seminars, aimed at both the general public and the scientific community, focusing on how climate is changing within Wisconsin and the consequences to natural and human systems in the state.

Thursday, February 26: Introducing Wisconsin’s Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI), presented by Dick Lathrop and Dan Vimont

Wednesday, March 4: Wisconsin’s Future Climate, presented by Michael Notaro

Thursday, March 19: Recent Evidence of Wisconsin Climate Change, presented by Chris Kucharik

Thursday, March 26: Response of Wisconsin’s Fish to Climate Change, presented by Matthew Mitro and John Lyons

Thursday, April 9: Response of Wisconsin’s Lakes and Ecosystems to Climate Change, presented by John Magnuson and Jack Williams

Thursday, April 30: Impacts of Climate Change on Wisconsin’s Stormwater and Coasts

Thursday, May 7: Health Impacts of Climate Change and Enhanced Wisconsin Weather Extremes, presented by Jonathan Patz and Steve Vavrus

Thursday, May 14: Response of Wisconsin’s Wildlife to Climate Change, presented by Karl Martin and Michael Meyer

Thursday, June 4: Climate Change Impacts on Wisconsin Ecosystems, presented by David Mladenoff and Sara Hotchkiss

For more information about the series, visit the Wisconsin’s Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) website.

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