Living at the Extremes: Geoscience Research at the Coolest Places on Earth

Living at the Extremes: Geoscience Research at the Coolest Places on Earth

Congressional Briefing to Cover Importance of Arctic and Antarctica and Geoscience Research in the Regions

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Cold, forbidding and distant, the Arctic and Antarctica are unique environments and often seem too remote to have any impact on the rest of our planet. However, the evidence shows us that they have profound implications for our natural environment, national security and oceans. Researchers working in these remote areas often risk their lives to understand these forces of nature.

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in collaboration with Honorary Special Hosts Senator Harry Reid, Senator Edward Markey and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, will host a Congressional briefing on the importance of these regions. In addition to presentations by renowned researchers, the briefing will also include the perspectives of National Geographic Explorer Jon Bowermaster, director of the new film Antarctica: On the Edge, and Platinum Recording Artist Natalie Merchant, who contributed songs to the film.

Program -

Welcome: Christine McEntee, Executive Director/CEO, American Geophysical Union

Opening Remarks: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Kathryn Sullivan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator

Antarctica: On the Edge - Capturing the Beauty and the Fragility: Jon Bowermaster, National Geographic Explorer and Director of the Film and Natalie Merchant, Platinum Recording Artist and Contributing Songwriter

Science in the Arctic and Antarctica: Marcia McNutt, Editor in Chief of the Science family of journals, AAAS; Robin Bell, Professor of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Columbia University, NY; and Brendan Kelly, Chief Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium, CA

When & Where -

Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Senate Dirksen G-50

Note -

The briefing is being held in conjunction with a screening of the film/panel discussion at the AAAS Auditorium (1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005) on Monday, 15 June from 5:30-7:00 p.m. For more information about that event, please contact Zoe Williams, AGU (zwilliams@agu.org) or Sara Spizzirri, AAAS (sspizzir@aaas.org).

Contact: Joan Buhrman, AGU, 202-777-7509, 571-213-3812 (c), jbuhrman@agu.org

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- June 11, 2015/

SOURCE American Geophysical Union

American Geophysical Union

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