Climate change expert to speak

Climate change is a big issue. Last week's announcement that former vice president Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to combat global warming proves this, and soon, students at San Diego State will get to hear about the issues from another expert. Distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, Gerald R. North, will hold a lecture tomorrow on climate change for students, faculty and members of the community. North, an internationally renowned climate change researcher, has made several contributions to the scientific community, working as a senior scientist with NASA and testifying in Congress on the relevancy of combating global warming's effects. North said he plans on discussing changes in the earth's temperature over the last 1,000 years and how it will change over the next 100 years. "Our climate is getting warmer," North said. "In the late 1950s, we had a record drought, and in the middle of this century, what was once a terrible drought will become the average temperature." North said he also plans on recounting anecdotes from his experiences, including serving as chairman for the 2006 United Sates National Research Council's Committee on Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the last 2,000 years. "I'm trying to raise awareness," North said. "As a scientist, I do my best to report the truth." Originally trained as a physics professor, North said he shifted his interest to climate change in the mid-1970s and has been involved in mathematical and statistical research ever since. North has given lectures on global warming, while also addressing the current issue of water shortage in the Midwestern states. North said he deems the global warming problem as something of a moral issue that needs more recognition. The lecture will be given at 4 p.m. tomorrow in GMCS 333. It is open to the public.

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