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Global Climate Change Forums (GCCF)

In 2006, the Adler Planetarium presented a series of public forums on a variety of topics related to global climate change. The public forums brought together scientists and interested members of the public in a series of open dialogues about climate change. Members of the public heard firsthand perspectives from scientists at NASA and other U.S. science agencies as they shared details about their work and how they are solving the mysteries of Earth's climate system. Subscribe to the Global Climate Change Forums series or download each lecture below.

Global Climate Change Forums

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Surface air temperature increase 1960 to 2060. (Courtesy of NASA)

Global Climate Change Forums

Forum 1: How Much, How Soon, How Do We Know?
Adler Planetarium
February 25, 2006

1. Introduction by Dr. Paul H. Knappenberger, President of Adler Planetarium and remarks by David Herring, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
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2. Dr. Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, University of Chicago
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3. Dr. Gavin Schmidt, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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4. Dr. Wallace S. Broeker, Columbia University
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Forum 2: Is The Earth's Ozone Shield Recovering?
Field Museum of Natural History
March 25, 2006

1. Dr. Stephen Andersen, Enviromental Protection Agency
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2. Former U.S. Ambassador Richard Benedick, President of the National Council for Science and the Environment
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3. Dr. Paul Newman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Forum 3: Human Footprints: Exploring the Intersections of Society and the Natural World
Northwestern University
April 22, 2006

1. Introduction
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2. Dr. Compton Tucker, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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3. Dr. Marc Imhoff, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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4. Dr. Michael E. Schlesigner, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
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Forum 4: How Can We Meet Our Future Energy Needs Without Jeopardizing Our Planet's Health?
Chicago Cultural Center
June 4, 2006

1. Introduction
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2. Dr. Tom Sever, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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3. Dr. Richard Eckman, NASA Langley Research Center
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4. Dr. Bill Becker, Founder of Aerotecture, Ltd.
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5. Dr. Robert Rosner, Director of Argonne National Laboratory
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