Changing climate, and global warming in particular, are all over the media today, and record setting heat waves, floods and droughts are reported routinely.  Various groups promote activism to limit emission of greenhouse gases, while other have questioned the validity of the human contribution.  This lecture will examine the science behind changes in climate, what the record actually shows, and how the media have reacted to the issue.

[NOTE: This meeting will be held in Room BAC241 in the Beveridge Arts Centre]

Dr. Raeside is the head of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Acadia University. 
He received his B.Sc., University of Aberdeen (1976); M.Sc., Queens University (1978), and Ph.D., University of Calgary (1982). One of the courses he teaches at Acadia is Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate which investigates the composition, structure, and dynamics of the atmosphere; weather, climate, and biogeographic patterns; microclimatology; paleoclimates, paleogeography, and extinctions; human effect on air quality; and climate change.