Understanding Climate Change
Show #202
Aired October, 2002

The world experienced unusual weather patterns this year from droughts and forest fires in North America to floods in Europe. Three environmental scientists discussed climate change and its impact on the world around us. They also addressed the issue of global warming, focusing on the interplay between natural climate variation and the effects of human activities such as transportation and industry.

Guest Panelists: Dr. Anthony Broccoli, Research Meteorologist at NOAA's geophysical fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, NJ, Professor Alan Robock of Rutgers University Environmental Sciences Department and Professor Ann Fisher, Senior Scientist of Pennsylvania State University Agricultural and Environmental Economics Department.