Learn how studies of Wisconsin's climate may offer hints about its future at a free lecture offered by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
"Wisconsin's Climate: The Past as Key to the Future" will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, presented by Samantha Kaplan, associate professor of geography and geology. Held in the Pinery Room of the Portage Country Public Library, 1001 Main St., Stevens Point, this is the fifth talk in the eight-part College of Letters and Science 2016-2017 Community Lecture Series. The public may attend free of charge.
"Computer climate models give us scenarios based upon projections of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, but what will that look like in terms of the Wisconsin landscapes we know?" Kaplan said. "This talk will explore how Wisconsin's environment has changed through time in response to climate, the tools scientists use to uncover the climatic past, and what these discoveries can tell us about the future."
Kaplan received her Ph.D. from UW-Madison. Her interests include climatology, paleoecology, environmental change, geomorphology, sedimentology, lakes, soils, wetlands and remote sensing.
For more information on the Community Lecture Series, visit www.uwsp.edu/cols/lectureseries or email stappa@uwsp.edu.