The WACMB + OLLI World Affairs Discussion Group will meet on Tuesday October 1st at 4:00 pm by Zoom. The discussion topic will be The Rapidly Changing Arctic and Its Global Impact based on the WACMB luncheon lecture of September 30 by Dr. Brendan Kelly.
“Polar ice caps are melting as global warming causes climate change. We lose Arctic Sea ice at a rate of almost 13% per decade, and over the past 30 years the oldest and thickest ice in the Arctic has declined by a stunning 95%. If emissions continue to rise unchecked the Arctic could be ice-free in the summer of 2040. What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic. Sea ice loss has far reaching effects around the world.” – World Wildlife Fund
Brendan Kelly, a marine biologist with a focus on sea ice environments – along with Indigenous, scientific, and canine collaborators – has documented ecological consequences of rapidly diminishing snow and sea ice cover. He subsequently devoted much of his career to studying environmental change in the Arctic and the consequences for ecosystems and people. Dr. Kelly is a senior fellow with the Center for the Blue Economy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. His lecture covers the current state of the Arctic, the consequences of change, and the prospects for a sustainable future.
If you are interested and have never attended this Discussion Group, just send a request to discussiongroup@wacmb.org to receive log-in information and related study materials.
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