Weather Whiplash

How can we make sense of all the wacky weather around the country? The American West is hot and dry and the East is seeing massive snowstorms and wicked cold temperatures. Scientists say that we should expect dry periods to get drier and wet periods to get wetter. As columnist Thomas Friedman says, global warming is really global weirding.

Scientific understanding of our boiling planet is advancing quickly. However, front-line responders are struggling without the information they need to armor communities prior to a disaster and respond effectively as a disaster strikes. Join us for a conversation about the strange changes to our landscape, and what California is doing to get ready for fires, floods and other climate impacts ahead.

Speakers: Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA; Louise Bedsworth, California Governor's Office of Planning and Research