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GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Session No. 254
Wednesday, 25 September 2019: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 101AB, West Building (Phoenix Convention Center)

T198. Extreme Impacts of Global Climate Change: Effective Communication for Geoscientists, Educators, Policy Makers, and the Press

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA); GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Jennifer L. Pierce and George T. Stone, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
254-1
8:05 AM
THE WILDFIRE CHALLENGE: THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF WILDFIRE (Invited Presentation)
SCOTT, Andrew C., Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
254-2
8:25 AM
THIS IS HARD: TRANSFORMING STUDENTS INTO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED HAZARDS, RISKS, AND VULNERABILITIES
EGGER, Anne E., Geological Sciences and Science Education, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418
Handouts
  • T198_talk.pptx (57.5 MB)
    • 254-3
    8:40 AM
    CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CLIMATE SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAM IN A HIGHER EDUCATION CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
    ANDERSON, Brendan M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumanburg Road, Ithaca, WV 14850; Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 98 Beechurst Ave, Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26505, HERLEMAN, Katherine C., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, Cornell University, 2122 Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850, EBEY, Chris, Lab Sciences, Jefferson Community College, 1220 Coffeen Street, Watertown, NY 13601 and DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, PRI and its Museum of the Earth, 92 South Dr, Amherst, NY 14226
    254-4
    8:55 AM
    CLIMATE ACROSS CURRICULUM: AN EFFORT TO INCREASE CLIMATE LITERACY BEYOND STEM DISCIPLINES
    HERZFELD, Julia, Department of Sociology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, GLUMAC, Bosiljka, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063 and DODD, Graeham, Campus School of Smith College, 33 Prospect St., Northampton, MA 01063
    Handouts
  • GSA 2019 Presentation.pdf (8.4 MB)
    • 254-5
    9:10 AM
    COMMUNICATING THE DYNAMICS OF SEA LEVEL CHANGE TO GEOSCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, POLICY MAKERS, AND THE PRESS (Invited Presentation)
    MOLNIA, Bruce F., U.S. Geological Survey, National Civil Applicatons Center, 562 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192
     
    9:30 AM
    Break
    254-6
    9:45 AM
    COMMUNICATING SEA LEVEL RISE AND COASTAL FLOODING RISKS: THE CASE OF NEW YORK CITY (Invited Presentation)
    GORNITZ, Vivien1, ROSENZWEIG, Cynthia1, SOLECKI, William2, OPPENHEIMER, Michael3, ORTON, Philip4 and PATRICK, Lesley5, (1)Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University/NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, (2)Geography Department, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, (3)Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, (4)Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (5)CUNY Institute for Sustainable cities, Hunter College, New York, NY 10065
    Handouts
  • Communicating SLR flood risks NYC_GSA2019.pptx (2.1 MB)
    • 254-7
    10:05 AM
    COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE INDUCED FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE RISK IN ONE OF AMERICAS MOST VULNERABLE REGIONS, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC
    LEVINE, Norman S.1, KNAPP, Landon C.1, BRAUD, Alex2 and CONRAD, Casey3, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29424, (2)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29424, (3)Masters of Environmental Studies, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401
    254-8
    10:20 AM
    THE OPPORTUNITIES AND REALITIES OF TEACHING CLIMATE SCIENCE WITHIN THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXT
    PIERCE, Jennifer L., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725, BEAN, Jessica R., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, BOYD, Kathryn, Cooperative Institute in Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Education & Outreach Group, 449 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-5004 and WEPPNER, Kerrie N., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1535
    254-9
    10:35 AM
    CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION: MEASURING FILM AND WEBSITE IMPACT
    PRINCIPATO, Sarah M.1, MONANI, Salma B.1, BONDI, Brittany1, GORCZYCA, Dori L.1 and BARLETT, Christopher2, (1)Environmental Studies, Gettysburg College, 300 N. Washington St, Box 2455, Gettysburg, PA 17325, (2)Psychology, Gettysburg College, 300 N. Washington St, Box 2455, Gettysburg, PA 17325
    254-10
    10:50 AM
    REMOVING DISTRACTIONS IN LARGE GEOSCIENCES GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES TO INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE
    CHERMAK, John, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, 926 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and FILER, Kimberly, Director and Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, Center For Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech, 111 Hillcrest Hall, 385 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060
    254-11
    11:05 AM
    CLIMATE DISRUPTION IS ACCELERATING ANTHROPOGENIC EXTINCTIONS ALONG THE IRREVERSIBLE ROAD TO PLANETARY BIOCIDE
    STONE, George T., Board of Directiors, Wisconsin Clean Cities, 6131 West Wisconsin Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI 53213
     
    11:20 AM
    Discussion
     
    11:35 AM
    Concluding Remarks
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