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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">On Wednesday, March 14, at 7:30
p.m., Woods Hole Research Center associate scientist Dr. Michael T. Coe will
speak on “The Amazon River: How Choices Now Shape Its Future.” <SPAN
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Lecture series, the talk will be held in the Harbourton Auditorium of the Woods
Hole Research Center, 149 Woods Hole Road, Falmouth. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The seminar is free and open to
the public. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Due to limited seating
and parking, please call 508-540-9900 ext. 117 for reservations. <SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Dr. Coe will explore what has
been learned about the variability of Amazonian surface waters, what the
different drivers of change may mean for the future, and how this knowledge
provides an opportunity to explore alternatives through policy. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>He will discuss how different paths in
future deforestation and creation and enforcement of forest policies make a big
difference to the resulting water resources as well as how controls on carbon
emissions (whether through industrial changes or avoided deforestation) have the
potential to make a measurable difference.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>He will explain how the tools Center researchers are developing and
applying are a way to articulate future possibilities. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Woods Hole Research Center
(whrc.org) is dedicated to science, education and public policy for a habitable
Earth. The Center sponsors initiatives in the Amazon, Africa, Russia, Boreal
North America, the Mid-Atlantic, New England and Cape Cod. Staff work locally
and regionally, assisting communities with resource management, and
internationally, promoting policies that stabilize climate and protect the
integrity of the global environment. <SPAN
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