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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br>
Science Made Public Lecture Series<br>
<br>
<br>
During July and August, the Ocean Science Exhibit Center and
Information Office are sponsoring a series of public talks by WHOI
scientists and engineers. Designed for a lay audience, this series
is a great opportunity to learn more about WHOI science. Everyone is
welcome to attend. <br>
<br>
Link: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.whoi.edu/main/smp-2012-talks">http://www.whoi.edu/main/smp-2012-talks</a>
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<br>
August 21 at 2:30PM<br>
<br>
<b>Consequences for the Ocean of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear
Power Plant Accident</b><br>
Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole<br>
Ken Buesseler, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department<br>
<br>
The March 2011 triple disaster earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent
radiation<br>
releases at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi were unprecedented events for
the ocean<br>
and for society. The earthquake was the fourth largest ever
recorded; the tsunami<br>
resulted in over 20,000 dead or missing and destroyed entire towns;
and the radiation<br>
releases created the largest accidental release of man-made
radionuclides to the<br>
oceans in history—a release that continues to this day. Learn about
these events,<br>
research findings and how researchers are assessing the potential
impacts on public<br>
health and safety.<br>
<br>
August 28 at 2:30PM<br>
Equatorial Islands and Climate Change<br>
Ocean Science Exhibit Center Auditorium, 15 School Street, Woods
Hole<br>
Kris Karnauskas, Geology & Geophysics Department<br>
At the equator, nature’s rules have some fascinating loopholes. From
the Gilbert<br>
Islands all the way to the Galapagos Archipelago, find out how
island ecosystems in<br>
these remote Pacific locations are not only subject to the impacts
of climate change<br>
in unique ways, but may actually have played an important role in
shaping the<br>
Earth’s climate system over the course of millions of years. <br>
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