Scientists and Policymakers to Address Climate Change Impacts
Forum Will Focus On Effects On North Carolina Environment, Public Health And Economy

May 20, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact: Maria Sadowski (919) 733-7450, ext. 305

RALEIGH - Four of the state's leading authorities on climate and climate change will lead a discussion of potential climate change impacts on North Carolina on Wednesday, May 26 at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh.

Global Climate Change and North Carolina: A Panel Discussion with Our State's Scientists is designed to educate legislators, policymakers and the public about climate change science and help bridge the gap between scientific and policy communities.

"Some may believe that the climate has always been changing and that we don't need to worry. But the speed and extent of the climate change caused by humans is unprecedented in the geologic record," said Bill Schlesinger, dean of Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. "We see evidence of global warming right here in North Carolina. From the loss of coastal property to increased health risks, climate change creates problems for North Carolina that we can no longer afford to ignore."

In addition to Schlesinger, panel speakers will include Sethu Raman, director and state climatologist with the N.C. State Climate Office and professor of meteorology at N.C. State University; Susan Lozier, professor of physical oceanography at Duke University; and Peter Robinson, professor of geography at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Global Climate Change and North Carolina is sponsored by the North Carolina Climate Education Partnership, a collaborative effort among science museums, research scientists and non-profit organizations to raise the public's understanding of climate change science in North Carolina.

The forum will begin at 5:30 in the museum's auditorium. Space is limited. Contact Maria Sadowski, 919-733-7450, ext. 305 for reservations and information.

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in downtown Raleigh, documents and interprets the natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits, research, collections, publications, and educational programming. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit the Museum on the web at www.naturalsciences.org. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary.

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