#climate change

Bill-C51-Stop The Lie-a Citizen's Message to Stephen Harper_Mac Ball

KeepEmStraight — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:14:06 +0000

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The Saga of Life:Notes from the Front Lines of a Magnificent Mass Extinction - Presented by Dr. Shahid Naeem, Ecology Prof., Columbia University

Laurie — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:53:47 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Free Public Talk and Discussion

Je Nov 6

ville:

Vancouver

Lieu:

Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Asia Pacific Hall

Adresse:

580 West Hastings, Vancouver

Coût:

free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

lauriew@sfu.ca

Space Accessibiity:

wheel chair accessible

Lien:

http://saga-of-life.eventbrite.com

Abstract:

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Deep Time, Global Change and YOU: The Human Footprint in the pacific Northwest: From the Deep Past to the Present

Laurie — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:01:41 +0000

Titre secondaire:

A free public talk presented by presented by Dr. Rolf Mathewes, SFU

Je Fév 20

ville:

Vancouver, BC

Lieu:

SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1900, Fletcher Challenge Theatre

Adresse:

515 West Hastings

Coût:

free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

lauriew@sfu.ca

Space Accessibiity:

yes

Lien:

http://www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science/science.php

Environmental changes in the past & present have always played an important role in human affairs & cultural development. Dr.

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Deep Time, Global Change and YOU: Global Biodiversity and Climate: What Fossil Insects Tell Us, Presented by Dr. Bruce Archibald, Simon Fraser University

Laurie — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 20:57:34 +0000

Titre secondaire:

A Free Public Talk and Discussion by Bruce Archibald, SFU

Je Fév 6

ville:

Vancouver, BC

Lieu:

SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1900, Fletcher Challenge Theatre

Adresse:

515 West Hastings

Coût:

free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

lauriew@sfu.ca

Space Accessibiity:

yes

Lien:

http://www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science/science.php

Why are there more species in the tropics? Why do species compositions of communities tend to change more across mountains in the tropics than the Temperate Zone? Understanding why we see patterns of change in biodiversity from the equator to the poles has been difficult using modern-world systems. Dr.

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Deep Time, Global Change and YOU: Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago and What it Means for Us

Laurie — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 20:55:06 +0000

Titre secondaire:

A Free Public Talk and Discussion

Je Jan 30

ville:

Vancouver, BC

Lieu:

SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1900, Fletcher Challenge Theatre

Adresse:

515 West Hastings

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

lauriew@sfu.ca

Space Accessibiity:

yes

Lien:

http://www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science/science.php

Human greenhouse gas emissions will alter conditions on earth for thousands of years. The past event that best mirrors current warming occurred 56 million years ago & is called the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM. Dr. Wing will explain what we know about the causes of PETM, and what we have learned about its effects on ecosystems.

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