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How We Study California's History of Drought, Floods, Fire, and Vegetation: What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future
Posted by Isabelle Topor
for Climate Change Working Group
Virtual Seminar with Live Viewing Option at Lee Honors College, organized by the WMU Geosciences Club RSO at Lee Honors College (Zoom): Dr. Matthew Kirby, Professor of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton
Lakes accumulate sediment over time and record processes occurring within and around the lake basin. Using a variety of physical, chemical, and biological analyses, we can use these lake sediments to reconstruct past climate for a region including droughts,pluvials, floods, and fire. Professor Kirby will discuss the science of paleolimnology with a focus on the past 32,000 years of California’s climate history.
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024
12 to 1 p.m.
Lounge
WMU Lee Honors College
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 US
Steve Bertman