MIT on Climate = Science + Action | Continents & Climate | Speaker: Elfatih Eltahir

“Regional Climates: Role of Land“ Elfatih Eltahir Associate Department Head and Professor, CEE _______________________________________________________ A Symposium Presented by the Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences co-sponsored by the Lorenz Center, the Houghton Fund, and the MIT Alumni Association. Wednesday, January 27 2016 Kirsch Auditorium, MIT Stata Center (32-123) Taking action on climate change has become a dominating issue—globally, nationally, locally and even here at MIT. Yet so many questions remain. How much and how quickly will climate change? How will these changes manifest and where? What are the greatest risks posed by a changing climate and how likely are these worst-case outcomes? What is the science behind climate change, and how can basic research inform our efforts to avert, mitigate and adapt to its impacts? Essential knowledge built through basic climate research lies at the core of all these questions. We would not even recognize that earth’s climate is changing