Cold comfort
May 28th, 2008
posted by Cptn
If you’re a bit cheesed off with the weather, try spending an evening in Antarctica.
Exeter University geographer Dr Chris Fogwill presents a talk entitled Antarctica: An Isolated Continent? on Thursday (May 29) at 6.30pm, at Parker Moot Room, Amory Building, Streatham Campus, Exeter.
Dr Chris Fogwill, who is a lecturer in Environmental Change and has spent a year in a tent in Antarctica, told the PRSD: “The traditional view of Antarctica is one of a cold, windy hostile environment, a place for exploration and heroic tales, very much isolated from ‘our’ world. However, recent rapid and spectacular changes in the Antarctic Ice Sheets have called this view into question and brought the giant ice sheets of Antarctica to the front of government, public and media attention. I look forward to sharing my experiences of being in this remarkable place with the people of Exeter.â€
• Chris Fogwill: Antarctica, an isolated continent? Some lessons from the past. Thursday 29 May, 6.30pm, Parker Moot Room, Amory Building, Streatham Campus, Exeter. This event is free of charge and booking is not required.
It’s part of a whole series of events organised by the university’s Geography department which aims to inform us all about the world we live in. Other planned events are:
Thursday 26 June, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A)
Larissa Naylor: Rock coasts on the move: effects of the March 2008 storms
Thursday 31 July, 6.30pm Streatham Campus, Exeter (Moot Room)
Tim Quine: Use and abuse of land resources
Thursday 28 August, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A)
Bridget Woodman: Energy Policy for a Changing Climate
Thursday 25 September, 6.30pm Streatham Campus, Exeter (Moot Room)
Stewart Barr: ‘Doing Your Bit’. Can we change our lifestyles to help the Planet?
Thursday 30 October, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A)
Jasper Knight Climate Change and Sandy Coastlines
Thursday 27 November, 6.30pm Streatham Campus, Exeter (Moot Room)
Chris Turney: Ice, Mud and Blood: Lessons from Climates Past
Thursday 11 December, 6.30pm Tremough Campus, Penryn (Lecture Theatre A)
Chris Caseldine: Iceland - living on the margin
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