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Online Forum Invites
Public Discussion of Regional Climate Change Have you seen any evidence that the climate is changing in the area where
you live? Scientists say global warming is the driving force behind
climate change: What, if anything, do you think can or should be done to stop
global warming? And what actions, if any, have you personally taken or
plan to take to reduce your "carbon footprint"? The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute is hosting an online public discussion
forum as part of its continuing “Climate Change in the Great Lakes:
Starting a Public Discussion” project. Links to the forum can be
found on the homepage of the project website (www.SeaGrant.Wisc.edu/ClimateChange). This online forum builds on a series of
seminars held in 2007 at locations around Wisconsin to discuss what climate changes are projected to
occur and what we can do to adapt to a changing climate. The series included a keynote presentation
by Dr. Kevin Trenberth of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of
the nation’s leading climate researchers and an author of the breakthrough
2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which concluded
that global climate change is “unequivocal” and sea level rise is “inevitable.”
Subsequent seminars addressed how climate
change could affect Great Lakes water levels, coastal property, inland water
resources, the region’s fisheries, and public health. “The Seminars” section of this Sea
Grant website features “movies” with audio of each speaker’s PowerPoint® presentation, along with
a written summary of each talk in PDF format. The “Resources”
section provides an annotated list of recommended reading, selected videos, and
six essential websites about climate change. Please share your thoughts and
observations about our changing climate via our online
discussion forum. Thanks! ************************************************************* Stephen
Wittman, Communications Manager University
of Wisconsin Aquatic Sciences Center Sea
Grant Institute * Water Resources Institute ************************************************************* |