"Understanding Ice Shelf Collapse" focus of next TERC talk in Incline
Submitted by paula on Thu, 11/02/2017 - 7:24am
Event Date:
November 9, 2017 - 5:30pm
The powerful images of climate change, the catastrophic scenes of ice shelves collapsing and the rare fresh water lake system they leave behind will be the focus of the next U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) presentation on November 9 in Incline Village.
Epishelf lakes, the rare lake system where freshwater overlies seawater, have been researched by Assistant Professor Dr. Alex Forrest and his team in the remote Canadian Arctic.
Dr. Forrest will present on his team's usage of autonomous robotics to explore the epishelf lake and discuss how these "last of their kind" water bodies and ice shelves are rapidly melting. Understanding melting events in these locations is critical in predicting how the environment will react as our climates continue to change.
Registration for this event is required (click here). The program will begin at 6 p.m. with refreshments and no-host bar from 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at 291 Country Club Drive in Incline Village (between Tahoe Boulevard/SR 28 and Lakeshore Blvd.) on the campus of Sierra Nevada College.
A $5 suggested donation will be collected at the door.
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