UWGB sets public presentations on climate change

From an article by Mike Hoeft in the Green Bay Perss Gazette:

A bank of six computers will be used to project possible climate changes in the coming century during a free seminar Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

The seminar, "Climate Change Wisconsin: What it Means for Us," will be presented at 7p.m. in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall 208.

Graduate students from the UW-Green Bay Capstone Seminar in Environmental Science and Policy will present their work on the topic of climate change, covering the most current science projections.

"There's a lot of public misunderstanding, and we think it's important to look at real impacts by examining what might be termed the consensus among scientists," said Michael Kraft, political science chair and professor of Public and Environmental Affairs.

The projections will focus on Northeastern Wisconsin and potential environmental, social and economic impacts.

For example, some projections suggest that within the next 50 years a Wisconsin summer could resemble summer in Arkansas.

Such a scenario certainly has ramifications upon agriculture, tourism and the economy, Kraft said.