How Will Climate Change Affect Their Frequency, Intensity, and Impact?

In this informal course we will explore with experts the nature of extreme climate-related events, their drivers, their history and prognosis for the future, how climate change may affect their frequency, intensity, and impact, and what can be done to reduce their impacts on society. The emphasis will be on Southern California.

The classes will take place on four-consecutive Thursday evenings beginning on April 19 and can be taken for continuing education units (CEU).

April 19, 2012

• Introduction and Overview of Course
  • Jerry R. Schubel, President, Aquarium of the Pacific
• Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Storms and Coastal Flooding — What’s in Store for California
  • Dr. Gary B. Griggs, UC Santa Cruz, Distinguished Professor of Earth &
  • Planetary Sciences, Director, Institute of Marine Sciences Coastal Processes and Geologic Hazards

April 26, 2012

• Effects of Climate Change on Water Supply
  • Jeanine Jones, California Department of Water Resources, Drought Preparedness Manager
• Expected Changes in Key Weather-Related Extreme Events in California
  • Kelly Redmond, Deputy Director and Regional Climatologist, Western Regional Climate Center and Research Professor, Desert Research Institute.

May 3, 2012

• Climate Change and Health Effects
  • Dr. Paul English, Cal Dept. of Public Health, Branch Science Advisor, Environmental Health Investigations Branch
• Extreme Weather and Catastrophic Wildfires in California
  • Dr. John T. Abatzoglou, Professor, Department of Geography, University of Idaho

May 10, 2012

• The Science and Politics of Climate Change and the Nation’s and California’s Policy Responses
  • Susanne Moser, PhD. Director and Principal Researcher of Susanne Moser Research & Consulting
  • Senator Alan Lowenthal, 27th District