The intersections between COVID-19 and `climate change
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned most of the world upside down in a few months. Climate change seems like a faraway issue now, but it is similarly an issue of global importance that requires a rethink of how our societies are structured. This talk will explore a number of physical intersections between a pandemic virus and climate change – this includes how climate affects virus spread, how the changes to our daily lives affect climate, what models of climate and pandemics have in common, and how we understand uncertainty in models. The answers may surprise you …
Date:
4 June 2020, 15:00
Venue:
Venue to be announced
Speaker:
Dr Andrew Gettelman (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Department of Physics
Organiser:
Val Crowder (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
alumni@physics.ox.ac.uk
Topics:
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-intersections-between-covid-19-and-climate-change-online-event-tickets-107076635098
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Peter Walton
