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<p class=""><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">The Woods Hole
Research Center (WHRC) will hold the second lecture of a three-part series on
Environmental Tipping Points on Thursday, September 26, at 5:30 pm, when Dr.
Richard S. Williams, Jr., will present <i>The
Earth's Disappearing Cryosphere</i> and discuss rapid changes in glaciers, sea
ice, and permafrost that document major climatic tipping points. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Dr. Williams is
a WHRC adjunct senior scientist and science director of Geoscience Information
Services.</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">He specializes in the
use of airborne and satellite remote sensing technology to study dynamic
geologic, glaciologic, and geomorphologic processes. He is a proponent of cooperative
international programs that use satellite imaging data to monitor changes
globally on the Earth’s surface that result from natural processes and/or human
activities. He is the author of more than 350 articles, book chapters, books,
and maps. </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">The final book in an
11-volume series on the world’s glaciers, </span><i style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">The
Glaciers of Iceland,</i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> will be published next year.</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Dr. Williams is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences and recipient of the US Department of the Interior Distinguished
Service Award. The Williams Glacier and Williams Ice Stream in Antarctica are
named after him.</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Dr. Williams
received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Michigan and his
Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">The third
lecture in the series on Environmental Tipping Points will be held on October
24, when WHRC senior scientist Dr. Michael T. Coe will discuss the Amazon in a
talk entitled <i>Food for Thought: Balancing
Agriculture, Forests, and Climate</i>. Deforestation in the Amazon can lead to radical climate
shifts that affect forests, crops, and hydropower. </span></p>
<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">Environmental Tipping Points lectures will take
place at 5:30 pm in WHRC’s Harbourton Auditorium, 149 Woods Hole Road,
Falmouth, MA. There is no charge and the public is welcome. Parking and seating
are limited, however, and reservations are recommended. To reserve, email </span><span style="font-family:Cambria"><a href="mailto:events@whrc.org"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">events@whrc.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> or call 508-444-1517.</span> <br clear="all">
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