Climate Change, Geology and the Future

Please note that, due to unforeseen circumstances, Professor Colin Summerhayes is no longer able to deliver this talk. Instead, the talk will be delivered by Emeritus Professor of Palaeobiology, Jan Zalasiewicz, from the University of Leicester.

The last few million years have seen oscillations from ice ages to warmer periods, so what might the geological record reveal about future sea level rises? And do we have the means to change them?

In this fascinating talk presented in collaboration with the Geological Society of Norfolk, Professor Jan Zalasiewicz will explore the links between the climate of the past and the climate of the present, and how we can use this knowledge to improve our future.


Free

Recommended for ages 16+

The Auditorium, The Forum

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About Jan Zalasiewicz

Jan Zalasiewicz is Emeritus Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Leicester, and an authority on the Anthropocene – the time in which humans have affected the geology of our planet.  His other interests include Early Palaeozoic fossils (notably graptolites), mudrocks, the Quaternary Ice Ages and geology made by humans. His popular geology books include The Earth After Us, The Planet in a Pebble, The Cosmic Oasis and (with Leicester colleague Sarah Gabbott) the forthcoming Discarded: How Technofossils will be Our Ultimate Legacy.