[matilda] National Science Week talk - climate change

[Chris Malins]

INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS SHEFFIELD BRANCH
The Science of Climate Change and Global Warming
Speaker:

Dr Adam Scaife Hadley Centre, Meteorological Office
Venue:

Hicks Building, the University of Sheffield, Hounsfield Road
Date:

Monday 6 March 5.00pm

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change receives input from 
hundreds of scientists from many countries and recently concluded that 
there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming in the last 
50 years is attributable to human activities. Measurements of past 
climate change will be presented, and an outline will be given of the 
theoretical models of the physics of the Earth system that are used to 
predict future climate and attribute past climate change to specific 
causes. The talk will describe the accuracy of these models by comparing 
them with observed changes and providing an up-to-date discussion of 
some of the remaining gaps in our understanding. How the climates of the 
UK, Europe and the globe are predicted to respond to the effects of 
human activity in the coming decades will also be presented.

Suitable for adults 16 years and above. The lecture is free, and no 
tickets needed. Signs will direct you to the lecture. For further 
information contact Dr John Williams, tel: 0114 222 3583, email: 
j.williams at sheffield.ac.uk