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Jun
19
2018

The Story of Climate Data (Des Plaines)

When: Tuesday, June 19, 2018
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT

Where: 1900 E. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Chicago District Campground  

Group: Trienens Institute private

Category: Other

Description:

June 19, 2018 - 7:00 PM​

The Story of Climate Data with Thomas Peterson

The Chicago District Campground

The Red Gable Hotel

1900 E. Algonquin Road

Des Plaines, IL 60016​

Join retired climate scientist, Thomas Peterson for an insightful discussion on Climate Data which deals with the science and politics of climate data and how to make sense of what we hear through the media. This talk, along with Q & A will run approximately 1 hour.​

Did you know? Thomas spent many childhood summers in the 1950's-1960's at our Historic Campground.​

Thomas Peterson was the President of the World Meteorological Organization’s Commission for Climatology for 8 years ending in April 2018. He is an author or co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers including the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report. Foreign Policy Magazine named him one of the top 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2013 for his work on Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective. In 2015 Dr. Peterson retired from his position as Principal Scientist at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.

​All are welcome!

Light snacks and beverages included.

Limited Seating - Please RSVP to shift2greennow@gmail.com

Suggested donation $5.00-$10.00

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