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Summer Institute on Climate Change to Examine Issues and Impacts in Central U.S. LINCOLN, Neb.

- The Summer Institute on Climate Change, May 11-13, will be a chance for people working in water, energy, agriculture and natural resources, including extension educators and federal and state agency personnel, to interact with scientists about causes and effects of climate change in the Plains. An interdisciplinary team from the School of Natural Resources and other departments will present the three-day Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The Institute will provide a basic understanding of climate change and variability, its impacts on water resources and on managed
and unmanaged ecosystems, and related economic and policy considerations. The Institute will begin by defining "climate." It will explain what scientists mean by climate modeling, and will examine how and where climate data are collected. The Institute will include discussion of drought and water availability issues, and will look at how climate change affects agriculture and other ecosystems. The Institute will also address impacts on livestock and biofuel production.

The $350 fee includes lunches, snacks, dinners, materials and parking on UNL's East Campus. To register or for more information:

please visit http://snr.unl.edu/registration/sicc2010/index-sicc.asp
http://snr.unl.edu/registration/sicc2010/index-sicc.asp

Please register by April 20. Additional fees apply for those wishing to receive graduate credit for the Institute.

For more information, please contact Kelly Smith, <mailto: HYPERLINK "mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it " This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 402-472-3373, or Shashi Verma,

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Tel: 402-472-6702.