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Kuehnast Lecture Series
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Lectures in the Fields of Meteorology, Climatology and their applications |
In 1992, the University of Minnesota Department of Soil, Water, and Climate was honored by the establishment of an endowment provided by the family of former Minnesota State Climatologist, Earl Louis, and his wife, Leila (Newbrough) Kuehnast. The endowment is used to further teaching and research programs in climatology and meteorology. The Kuehnast Lecture Series is sponsored by this endowment. |
Fifteenth Annual Lecture
A public forum ... all are welcome!
Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes
Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thursday - October 18, 2007
3:30 to 5:00 PM
Room 335 Borlaug Hall
University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus
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The 15th Annual Kuehnast Lecture was Webcast live via Breeze/UMConnect. A rebroadcast of the Lecture can be viewed using one of the following file formats:
- Real Media File (kuehnast-2007.rm)
- Windows Media Video File (kuehnast-2007.wmv)
- Audio Video Interleave File (kuehnast-2007.avi)
Abstract:
Hurricanes have inspired literature and art through the ages and changed the course of history. In this lecture,
Dr. Emanuel will discuss the science of hurricanes, their role in human history, and the overall risk posed by
these storms today and in future climates.
About Dr. Emanuel:
Dr. Kerry Emanuel has been a Professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
since 1981. Dr. Emanuel was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s "100 People Who Shaped the World" and he is author of one of the most
popular science books in recent years: Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes, winner of the Louis Battan Author’s
Award from the American Meteorological Society in 2007. He is also a distinguished lecturer for Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.
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For further information contact:
Dr. Mark Seeley |
Tel: (612) 625-4724 Fax: (612) 625-2208 |
Past Presentations in the Kuehnast Lecture Series:
| Fourteenth | The Pileus Project: Climate Science in Support of Decision Making for an Intensively-Managed Agricultural Crop | Julie Winkler | October 4, 2006 |
| Thirteenth | The State of Science Education and the American Meteorological Society | Walt Lyons | October 14, 2005 |
| Twelfth | The Role of Sea Ice in Global Climate | Wallace Broecker | October 12, 2004 |
| Eleventh | Climate Change: A View from Underground | Henry N. Pollack | October 13, 2003 |
| Tenth | Global Climate Change: Uncertainties, Risks, and Values in Determining Public Policy | Panel Discussion | October 11, 2002 |
| Ninth | An Idiosyncratic History of Climate | Richard H. Skaggs | October 19, 2001 |
| Eighth | Beyond Global Warming Yes or No | Roger Pielke, Jr. | October 6, 2000 |
| Seventh | Evapotranspiration: From Canopies to Continents | John M. Norman | September 24, 1999 |
| Sixth | What's happening with El Nino and La Nina | Kevin E. Trenberth | October 15, 1998 |
| Fifth | Global Nitrogen Cycling | Elisabeth A. Holland | October 2, 1997 |
| Fourth | A Brief Excursion Into Three Agricultural Revolutions | Donald G. Baker | October 11, 1996 |
| Third | CO2 and the Biosphere | Sherwood B. Idso | October 12, 1995 |
| Second | How Much Land Can 10 Billion People Spare? | Paul E. Waggoner | October 4, 1994 |
| First | Is Climate Still Important? | Stanley A. Chagnon | October 5, 1993 |
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