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A Sierra Nevada Group General Meeting in
Seaman's Lodge, Nevada City
May 18 –
Climate change and
impacts:
the scientific basis
and its assessment by the IPCC
Speaker:
Katharine (Katie) Mach
This is a general meeting, open
to all, on a topic of concern to all of us. Katie
Mach, our speaker, is an expert on this complex subject and we
are fortunate that she will be at our meeting.
Seaman's Lodge, Pioneer
Park, Nevada City
6:30 PM. Social get
together. Coffee, tea, cookies.
7:15 PM. Announcements.
7:30 PM. Program
This presentation will provide an introduction to the science of climate
change and its impacts, also with discussion of vulnerability to climate
change in California. Since 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change has been assessing scientific understanding of climate change,
its impacts, and corresponding response strategies. The findings of the IPCC over the past decades will be highlighted, also featuring examples
from
the latest IPCC report on managing the risks of extreme events and
disasters.
More details at
http://ipcc-wg2.gov/SREX/
Katharine J. Mach is a scientist in
the
Department
of Global Ecology on the Stanford University campus. The
department conducts basic research on the interactions among the earth's
ecosystems, land, atmosphere, and oceans. The goal of this research is
understanding the ways these interactions shape the behavior of the
earth system, including its responses to future changes.
Katie is a
project scientist with the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II Technical
Support Unit. (IPCC - WGII - TSU). Her work supports IPCC
scientific activities, particularly its Expert Meetings, the Special
Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance
Climate Change Adaptation, and the Working Group II Contribution to the
Fifth Assessment Report. Her past research has involved marine
biomechanics and ecophysiology, ecological consequences of wave-induced
breakage in seaweeds, and impacts of climate change for ocean
ecosystems. Current research interests within the WGII TSU include
treatment of uncertainties in climate change assessments and decision
making.
July
- SNG Picnic
September 21, 2012 General Meeting
October 19, 2012 General Meeting
December 8
- Holiday Party
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