DURHAM — Durham Friends Meeting will host a special speaker to discuss climate change on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m.
Kerry Emanuel will discuss the scientific causes of climate change and what that means to the world, including the frequency and severity of hurricanes. Emanuel will also discuss ways that may counter or otherwise address climate change.
A professor of atmospheric science at Massachusetts Institute of technology, Emanuel is recognized as a world expert in hurricanes and in 2006 was recognized by Time magazine as one of the world’s most influential scientists.
The talk and discussion will be at Durham Friends Meetinghouse, 534 Quaker Meetinghouse Road. Admission is free but donations will be accepted.
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