Climate change teleconference scheduled

 

Climate change teleconference scheduled

Submitted by Carla Browning
Phone: 907-474-7778

02/26/08

University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Kenji Yoshikawa will discuss permafrost areas in Alaska most susceptible to degradation and how a school-based monitoring project is helping to understand these changes Tuesday, March 4th at 10 a.m. during a statewide teleconference.

The teleconference is one of several planned on topics related to climate change impacts and responses in Alaska. It is sponsored by the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy.

CONTACT: Sarah Trainor, ACCAP coordinator, at 907-474-7878 or e-mail fnsft@uaf.edu .

ON THE WEB: For registration and dial-in instructions, visit www.uaf.edu/accap/teleconference.htm or www.uaf.edu/permafrost/" for more information on Yoshikawa’s permafrost monitoring project.