Published on Jan 25, 2013
Session 6: Dr. Jennifer Francis - Rutgers University
Topic: Wacky Weather and Disappearing Arctic Sea Ice: Are They Connected?
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Like every other night for the past few weeks my phone rang at about 9:45 PM. It was the same number again. For years the number had intermittently shown up on my caller ID, and I recalled that it was for some sort of Rutgers survey.
I'm not really plugged in to the Rutgers community; I rarely read the newspaper, I don't have many friends on campus, and I don't have much (if any) "school spirit," but some rather disturbing news has been making the rounds over the past few days.
Although fluff pieces about football practice at Rutgers have flooded the newswires over the past few weeks, the university is still suffering from reports of shady financial practices that have favored football over academics.
So far, the Rutgers football team has lost every single game it has played this season.
Jennifer Francis does one of the best lectures on climate available.
Great presentation. Well worth the time to watch. Must heed what she is saying
This video is so educational and so measured, I took the time to shorten it to 40 minutes. I included just the core substance, and eliminated the several long stretches of technical difficulties. I also zoomed in on many of the charts. Just go to Youtube and search for Climate Change and Extreme Weather: Prof. Jennifer Francis (2013). Note: Prof. Francis emailed me that she approves of this short version.