Public invited to attend weather conference event: Is This Global Warming?

The keynote speech during the annual Lake Tahoe weather conference, Operation Sierra Storm, is open to the public on Tuesday, January 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. "Is This Global Warming?" is the presentation by Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, internationally renown climate scientist and leader. There will also be a panel discussion.

The free presentation will be in the Harvey's Cabaret.

8:00 a.m. - One hour plus questions and answers: Network Weather Producers Presentation

Topic: Climate Change Coverage – Beyond science and politics, progressive and conservative opinions, how do national weather leaders decide what is aired?

Speakers:

Paul Goodloe, On-Camera Meteorologist, and Co-Host, "Weekend Recharge"
Angela Fritz, Deputy Weather Editor, The Washington Post
Brandon Miller, Meteorologist, Supervising Weather Producer, CNN
Keith Stellman, Meteorologist in Charge of the Atlanta National Weather Service Office

9:15 a.m. - One hour plus questions and answers: Keynote - Is This Global Warming?

Are individual extreme events - such as heat waves, droughts, floods, and severe storms - linked to global warming? Techniques developed over the past decade allow scientists to answer this question. Those advances reveal that global warming can influence the risk of extreme events that are unprecedented in historical experience, particularly by altering the probability of the physical conditions that are responsible for the event.

Speaker:

Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, Professor of Earth System Science and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at Stanford University

Are individual extreme events - such as heat waves, droughts, floods, and severe storms - linked to global warming? Techniques developed over the past decade allow scientists to answer this question. Those advances reveal that global warming can influence the risk of extreme events that are unprecedented in historical experience, particularly by altering the probability of the physical conditions that are responsible for the event.

How is what you see on the news about climate change determined at national media outlets? Do current administration policies impact those decisions? A national media panel discussion with Angela Fritz, deputy weather editor for The Washington Post; Brandon Miller, meteorologist and CNN supervising weather producer; Paul Goodloe, The Weather Channel; and Keith Stellman, meteorologist in charge of the Atlanta National Weather Service.

Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, a Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at Stanford University. He studies the climate system, including impacts on agriculture, water resources, and human health. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Geophysical Research Letters. He has served as an IPCC Lead Author, and has provided scientific expertise to the White House, the Governor of California, and U.S. Congressional offices. Recognitions include the Holton Award from the American Geophysical Union and a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.