Date/Time
Date(s) - Fri 21 March
18:00 - 19:00
Location
Newtown Library | Ngā Puna Waiora, 13 Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
Author event: Erick Brenstrum, meteorologist and weather historian, talks climate change
Temperatures are rising, breaking records worldwide. Rainfall has intensified causing catastrophic flooding. Droughts and wildfires are more frequent as global warming takes hold.
Ice cores, tree rings and pollen deposits are revealing ancient climates. Historians are exploring, in increasing detail, the impact of past climate changes on human affairs.
Erick Brenstrum, author, meteorologist and weather historian, delves into books in the Wellington City library collection that discuss why the climate is changing, what will happen next and what we can do about it.
About Erick:
Many of you may know Erick Brenstrum through his regular contributions to the New Zealand Geographic, which he wrote for 27 years, or his regular appearances on Radio New Zealand Nights program.
Meteorologist Erick Brenstrum has also worked for the New Zealand Meteorological Service for 43 years as a forecaster and educator. He has written about weather and climate for a number of newspapers and magazines. He is the author of the acclaimed The New Zealand Weather Book and Thalassa, a book of poems. He has lectured on meteorology at Victoria University.