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Past event - 2016
23 May Doors 7 pm
Event 7.30-9.30 pm
Rise/Friska, 70 Queen's Road,
Bristol BS8 1QU
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With global warming all over the news but the weather in Britain still feeling rainy and cold, how does it all fit together? Are we to expect more palm trees and 30 degree plus days in the near future? Join us this evening to find out.

Cold Comfort - Adventures in Climate Engineering Research

Climate Engineering it the deliberate intervention in the climate system. It is moving from the realms of science fiction into mainstream scientific thinking. Although still highly controversial, some consideration has been given to the range of options that climate engineering might offer. I will explore the various options that are being investigated, and discuss, from personal experience, what it is like to work in such a difficult arena.

A Statistician's Viewpoint on Weather, Climate, and Climate simulations

There is plenty of agreement about what we mean by ‘weather’, some agreement about ‘climate’, and quite a lot of confusion about ‘climate simulations’. We will discuss what they are and what they mean. Statisticians are very familiar with issues like uncertainty and the attempts to define and quantify it. Jonathan will describe his own viewpoint, based on more than a decade of collaborating with climate scientists.
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