Hello all

Join us for an informal discussion about a scientific topic. Anyone is welcome, although seating may be limited.  We will meet in the Gateway Movie Theater in the South Campus Gateway.
 
 
Date:
May 6, 2009   6:30 pm (doors open at 6 pm)
 
Speaker:
Jay Hobgood, Associate Professor of Geography and Director of the Atmospheric Sciences Program
 
Title:
Hurricane Activity in a Changing Climate
 
Abstract:
There has been significant debate about whether or not a recent increase in hurricane activity over the Atlantic basin is the result of climate change or reflects natural cycles. The Atlantic hurricane season of 2005 set a number of records. There were 27 tropical storms over the Atlantic basin of which fifteen became hurricanes, seven became major hurricanes and four of the hurricanes reached Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Three of the hurricanes, Katrina, Rita and Wilma, exhibited some of the lowest surface pressures ever observed. This presentation will discuss patterns of hurricane activity, and the potential for changes in hurricane activity under future climate scenarios.
 
 
 
 
The Ohio State University's Science Cafe is sponsored by:
Sigma Xi - The Ohio State University Chapter
The Ohio State University Libraries
Department of Comparative Studies
 
 

*** You can purchase drinks and food at the Theater ***
Park in the Gateway parking ramp:
$3 for the first hour
$1 for each additional hour with a daily max of $7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Daniel S. Dotson
Mathematical Sciences Librarian &
Science Education Specialist
Science and Engineering Library
The Ohio State University
175 West 18th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210

614-688-0053
dotson.77@osu.edu
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