2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 187
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

P8. The Cause of Global Warming—Are We Facing Global Catastrophe in the Coming Century?

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Don Easterbrook and Bruce Molnia, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
GLOBAL SEA-LEVEL RISE: SHOULD I SELL MY SHORE HOUSE?
MILLER Sr, Kenneth G.1, SUGARMAN, Peter J.2 and BROWNING, James V.1, (1)Dept. of Geological Sci, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)New Jersey Geol Survey, P.O. Box 427, Trenton, NJ 08625, kgm@rci.rutgers.edu, kgm@rci.rutgers.edu
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8:45 AM
LATE-19TH CENTURY TO EARLY 21ST CENTURY BEHAVIOR OF SOUTHERN ALASKAN GLACIERS
MOLNIA, Bruce Franklin, USGS, 926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, bmolnia@usgs.gov, bmolnia@usgs.gov
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9:15 AM
CORRELATION OF GLACIAL SEQUENCES TO UNRAVEL PATTERNS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT RESOLUTION IS NEEDED?
LOWELL, Thomas V., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, thomas.lowell@uc.edu, thomas.lowell@uc.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
4
10:00 AM
5
10:30 AM
VARIATIONS OF TOTAL SOLAR IRRADIANCE AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
WILLSON, Richard, Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, 12 Bahama Bend, Coronado, CA 92118, rwillson@acrim.com, rwillson@acrim.com
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11:00 AM
EXAGGERATION OF HUMAN-INDUCED GLOBAL WARMING PREDICATIONS
GRAY, William M., Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, gray@atmos.colostate.edu, gray@atmos.colostate.edu