Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Speaker: Grace Cott, SERC Biogeochemistry Lab

Our Thursday seminars are open to SERC staff and the public. Since they are aimed at a scientific audience, they are more technical than our evening lectures.

Speaker: Elliott Campbell, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources

Our Thursday seminars are open to SERC staff and the public. Since they are aimed at a scientific audience, they are more technical than our evening lectures.

Learn how climate change is driving Florida mangroves north, with SERC ecologist Candy Feller. Note: SERC's Thursday science seminars are directed towards a scientific audience, so are slightly more technical than our regular lecture

Why are Americans so divided in their views on climate change? In the series finale, follow the story from climate change skepticism in the 20thcentury to denial in the 21st. Sixth lecture in the 6-part "Making Sense of Climate Change."

Find out how much carbon dioxide humans are producing and the various ideas for reducing it, from renewable energy to geoengineering. Fifth lecture in the 6-part "Making Sense of Climate Change" series, hosted by Bert Drake.

How do plants respond to rising carbon dioxide? Learn what climate change means for the world’s food supply and its nutritional value. Fourth lecture in the 6-part "Making Sense of Climate Change" series, hosted by Bert Drake.

When did humans first begin to influence climate? Bert Drake looks back to humanity’s first farmers to explore the Age of the Anthropocene. Third lecture in the 6-part "Making Sense of Climate Change" series, hosted by Bert Drake

Discover how rising temperatures have the power to expand seas, increase flooding, and create weather and climate extremes. Second lecture in the 6-part "Making Sense of Climate Change" series, hosted by Bert Drake.

Meet the first discoverers of human-induced climate change, and learn how greenhouse gases can cause temperature changes around the globe. First lecture in the 6-part "Making Sense of Climate Change" series, hosted by Bert Drake.