The Holland Lecture Series

Sponsored by the First Unitarian Church of Omaha

Established by Mary and Richard Holland

Announcing the fifth speaker in our popular Holland Lecture Series

Dr. Henry Pollack

Topic: Earth's Changing Climate: What is in Store for the Future?

May 3, 2007 - 7:30PM

Scott Conference Center (Directions)

Free Admission

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Global warming is hailed as a crisis by the majority of the scientific community, but skeptics continue to dispute the consensus, to question the validity of their predictions, and to doubt the ability of humans to influence our climate materially.  Who is right?  How much can science tell us?  How can we inform ourselves on this topic?

The goal of our Holland Lecture Series is to bring world-class information and insight to our community's discussion of globally important issues.  Right now, few subjects are more timely than climate change and global warming.  Because of the critical importance of this topic, we are most fortunate to have the opportunity to bring Dr. Henry Pollack, an internationally known authority, to Omaha to share his insights with us. More information.

Dr. Pollack's principal research efforts have been in geothermal and other geophysical studies as applied to the dynamics and evolution of the solid earth and its recent climate.  He and his students have constructed a geothermal laboratory and conducted field measurement programs in Africa and South America.  His geothermal research has contributed to an understanding of the thermal and petrological evolution of continents and of the earth as a whole.  Currently he is making use of subsurface thermal data to investigate climate change and global warming and has recently returned from Antarctica.

Henry Pollack is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan. He is known for his ability to explain scientific concepts to non-scientist and is the author of Uncertain Science ... Uncertain World. For additional biographical and contact information see University of Michigan.

Updated 08/19/2007  wfr