Event type:
Hybrid, Discussion Meeting
Organised by:
Geological Society Events, Climate
Venue:
In person at The University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L69 7ZX, and online via Zoom
Event status:
REGISTRATION OPEN SOON
Time and location
The event will be held on 4 December 2024, beginning at 6pm, at the Jane Herdman Lecture Theatre (Jane Herdman Building) at the University of Liverpool.
This is a hybrid event, which can be attended in person, or online via Zoom.
Event details
Please join the Geological Society, in partnership with the University of Liverpool, for this installment in the Climate Off the Rails series.
This event will comprise a presentation titled 'How do sedimentary layers record information about past climate change?' by Dr Robert Duller, followed by a structured discussion.
Over the past several billion years, climate change has left its signature on Earth's sedimentary layers (strata), offering vital clues about how our atmosphere, oceans and landscapes have and will respond to climatic shifts. This response is not straightforward; it can be immediate, or time lagged, short-lived or long-lived depending on the nature of processes in operation and how system components interact. So how do strata record information about climate change?
We will discuss well-known examples and place these in context of our current thinking of the complex link between climate change and strata. This understanding is crucial for building a consensus on the impact of climate change on our planet in the past, and for developing strategies to manage the impact of present-day anthropogenic climate change in the future.
Speaker
Dr Robert Duller is a Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Liverpool.
Registration
Registration details will be available here.