Dear C olleagues,
We are excited to announce a new session at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting (9-13 December 2013 in San Francisco, CA), entitled " NH005 Climate Change Effects on Natural Hazards: Science, Communication and Policy ”, jointly sponsored by the NSF “Decision Making Under Uncertainty Collaborative Groups.” We invite you to submit an abstract to this session and contribute to what will be a relevant and timely discussion!
A one page description is attached, and below is a bit more about the session. Please email Kelly Klima (cc'ed) and Courtney St. John with any questions. Please feel free to distribute to your networks.
Background: NH005 Climate Change Effects on Natural Hazards: Science, Communication and Policy session is jointly sponsored by the NSF “Decision Making Under Uncertainty Collaborative Groups”. This session is a “Characterizing Uncertainty” SWIRL session, and sponsored by the Natural Hazards (NH), Global Environmental Change (GEC), Atmospheric Sciences (AS), and Societal Impacts + Policy (SP) focus groups. SWIRL Sessions fall under five themes aimed at promoting interdisciplinary collaboration at the Fall Meeting.
Deadline: The deadline for abstract submission is August 6, 2013 , 23:59 EDT (+1 GMT). Website & registration: http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/ . Presenters must be AGU members. Please email Kelly Klima and Courtney St. John (contact info below) with any questions.
Description: All scientific bodies of national or international standing accept the finding of anthropogenic climate change. Scientists have tested possible links between climate change and extreme weather events, and found that climate change will likely increase the probability of some events including heat waves, heavy precipitation events, and local flooding. Some of these effects may already be occurring. This session will discuss extreme weather events, primary and secondary climate change effects on other natural hazards, and the societal impacts from these conditions. Improving our understanding of these uncertainties and how people make decisions may help inform risk communication and policy choices.
Confirmed invited presenters : · Joshua Elliott, Center for Robust Decision Making on Climate and Energy Policy ( RDCEP ) , University of Chicago · David Krantz, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions ( CRED ) , Columbia University · M. Granger Morgan, Climate and Energy Decision Making Center ( CEDM ) , Carnegie Mellon University · Dave D. White, Decision Center for a Desert City ( DCDC ) , Arizona State University
Best regards,
Kelly Klima kklima@andrew.cmu.edu Climate and Energy Decision Making Center Research Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University http://www.epp.cmu.edu/
Courtney St. John cstjohn@ei.columbia.edu Center for Research on Environmental Decisions Earth Institute, Columbia University http://cred.columbia.edu