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Tuesday, February 19, 3:30-6:00      Assorted topics

name topic
Jason Edelstein and Ashley Thorvilson Acid rain
Anita Gossett and Lech Radzimski Seasonal climate forecasting
Jeff Mustonen and Eric Roy Effects of the Dust Bowl
Mia Norheim Comparing the climate of New Zealand and the west coast of the US
Tamara Ofner Climate of Puerto Rico
Todd Patterson Tornadoes
Kyle Kauzlarich, Cameron Ruiz Hurricanes
* Jesse Lovett  

Wednesday, February 20, 3:30-6:00  Climate of the present

name topic
Cecily Armstrong climate trends of the 20th century
Brian Coy record temperatures in Australia
Fawn Ellis and Leona Phelan compare east coast and west coast at the same latitude
Karl Frantz Comparative climate of Japan
Carrie Hill El Nino
Tisha Oscar Hurricanes
Daisuke Sakuma Shrinking of tropical glaciers
Patrick Sheehan climate of Florida
Natalie Speaks deep ocean currents

 

Thursday, February 21, 7:00-9:30 p.m.   Climate of the past

name topic
Michael Cotter Effect of the Little Ice Age on 19th century civilization
Ryan Crumpacker fuel cell vehicles?
Chad Erickson Was the Little Ice Age global?
Will Harvey The Gaia Hypothesis
Liz Holder Effect of climate on the peopling of the New World
Surayah Howe and Dorian Taylor How climate influenced geological development
Sayaka Ito and Frank O'Brien Climate of Venus
Leanne Reuss and Rachel Sommers Role of climate in the demise of the Anasazi civilization

Saturday, February 23, 9:30 a.m. -12 p.m.   Climate of the future

 
name topic
Sarah Ball Effects of climate change on water resources
Melissa Chubbuck Agricultural sources of greenhouse gases
Nelson Eng Effects of climate change on *****
Jennifer Lee acid rain
Sara Martin prospects for renewable energy
Robert Ries prospects for renewable energy
Brandon Savini moral and ethical dimensions of climate change
Jessica Yee are trends in weather-related insurance claims related to climate change?
* Christina Ciak   
* Mark Stanley  
* assigned by instructors to this session.
 

February 14, 2002