The Sixth Annual MIT John H. Carlson lecture entitled, “Big Ice: Antarctica, Greenland, and Boston” aims to address critical climate change issues as part of the New England Aquarium’s lecture series. Dr. Richard Alley is Penn State University’s Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. His research interests focus on glaciology, sea level change, and abrupt climate change. A frequent guest on NPR, BBC, and PBS, Dr. Alley is widely credited with showing that the Earth has experienced abrupt climate change in the past and likely will again - based on his meticulous study of ice cores from Greenland and West Antarctica.  

Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at the New England Aquarium Simons IMAX Theatre, Central Wharf, Boston. Pre-registration is encouraged on the Aquarium’s website, http://www.neaq.org/learn/lectures/upcoming-lectures/%20 or call 617-973-5200 for more information.

The Aquarium Lecture Series is presented free to the public through the generosity of the Lowell Institute. Registration is requested. Most lectures are recorded and available for viewing on the New England Aquarium YouTube channel.