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Seminar: Summer Rupper “Chamoli Disaster…”

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City

"The February 7th, 2021, Chamoli Disaster: A(nother) Recent Example of the Complex Interactions of Cascading Hazards, Mountain Development, Renewable Energy, and Climate Change" 295 FASB, coffee in the lobby prior. To attend via zoom, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsde2upzsvGdL4ypubdTDA1-I4ulW8ZLAu Abstract: On 7 Feb 2021, a catastrophic mass flow moved through multiple valleys in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India, causing […]

Seminar: Matthew Fry “Shade, canopy, community: Emergent urban tree epistemologies”

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City

295 FASB, coffee in the lobby prior. To attend via Zoom, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtcuirpj8qG93Vbocc9QiXFJ81XdvhVQbR Abstract: Trees and forests are integral to ecosystems, human health, and quality of life in cities. In the U.S., federal, state, and local governments increasingly promote trees for their social, economic, and environmental benefits and invest heavily in expanding and preserving […]

Seminar: Atmospheric drivers of Greenland Ice Sheet mass loss in a rapidly warming Arctic

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City

FASB 295. To attend via Zoom, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrceirrT0oGdA2sM5lhZq1GylgdHDzqXzc Jonathon Preece, Department of Geography, University of Georgia Abstract: The marked acceleration of Greenland Ice Sheet mass loss since the turn of the century has been one of the most visible changes in the climate system. The flux of freshwater storage from Greenland to the surrounding […]