CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø/CIRES professor and director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center Mark Serreze will giveÌýa book talk at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Monday, Sept. 17.Ìý
Who: Open to the public
What: Brave New Arctic book talk
When: Monday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m.
Where: , Phipps Theater
Serreze,Ìýa renowned Arctic geographer and climatologist who has conducted fieldwork on ice caps, glaciersÌýand sea ice,Ìýwill be discussing his new bookÌýBrave New Arctic: The Untold Story of the Melting North.
The book describes how puzzlement turned to astonishment as researchers came to understand the Arctic of old was quickly disappearing. Serreze’s gripping scientific adventure story blends invaluable insights from his own career with those of other pioneering scientists who ushered in an exciting new age of Arctic exploration. He describes the cutting-edge science that led to the alarming conclusion the Arctic is rapidly thawing due to human-caused climate change, with potentially devastating implications for the entire planet.
A book sale and signing will follow the lecture.Ìý to purchase your tickets. Cost is $8 for members and $10 for nonmembers.Ìý
