HMEI Faculty Seminar: “Volcanoes, Climate and Mass Extinction in Earth History”
Blair Schoene, professor of geosciences and associated faculty in HMEI, will present “Volcanoes, Climate and Mass Extinction in Earth History” for the second talk in our spring 2022 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.
Schoene will discuss efforts to measure the eruption timescales of volcano clusters known as large igneous provinces to test whether massive outpourings of volcanic gasses could have contributed to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction 66 million years ago. This work has substantiated the idea that volcanism — combined with a meteorite impact — contributed to the event, but there remain large uncertainties that could reveal more about how Earth’s climate responded to catastrophic volcanism, a meteorite impact, and ecosystem collapse.
John Higgins, associate professor of geosciences and HMEI associated faculty, will lead a discussion and Q&A after the main presentation.
Register to attend this event via Zoom livestream (open to all) or in person (PUID holders only). In-person attendance is contingent on University guidelines and face coverings are required. Updates will posted as necessary.
Additional speakers and dates in this series are below.
February 8
“Weather Fluctuations, Migration and Inequality” — Filiz Garip, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs
April 5
“‘The Science Is Clear’: Why the Climate Crisis Needs New Narratives“ — Allison Carruth, professor of American studies and the High Meadows Environmental Institute
May 3
“Inside the Colorful World of Birds and Their Eggs” — Mary Caswell (Cassie) Stoddard, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
HMEI Faculty Seminar: “Volcanoes, Climate and Mass Extinction in Earth History”
Event Date
Tue, Mar 1, 2022 ・ 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Location
10 Guyot Hall/Online via Zoom webinar
Blair Schoene, professor of geosciences and associated faculty in HMEI, will present “Volcanoes, Climate and Mass Extinction in Earth History” for the second talk in our spring 2022 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.
Schoene will discuss efforts to measure the eruption timescales of volcano clusters known as large igneous provinces to test whether massive outpourings of volcanic gasses could have contributed to the end-Cretaceous mass extinction 66 million years ago. This work has substantiated the idea that volcanism — combined with a meteorite impact — contributed to the event, but there remain large uncertainties that could reveal more about how Earth’s climate responded to catastrophic volcanism, a meteorite impact, and ecosystem collapse.
John Higgins, associate professor of geosciences and HMEI associated faculty, will lead a discussion and Q&A after the main presentation.
Register to attend this event via Zoom livestream (open to all) or in person (PUID holders only). In-person attendance is contingent on University guidelines and face coverings are required. Updates will posted as necessary.
Additional speakers and dates in this series are below.
February 8
“Weather Fluctuations, Migration and Inequality” — Filiz Garip, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs
April 5
“‘The Science Is Clear’: Why the Climate Crisis Needs New Narratives“ — Allison Carruth, professor of American studies and the High Meadows Environmental Institute
May 3
“Inside the Colorful World of Birds and Their Eggs” — Mary Caswell (Cassie) Stoddard, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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