Cafe Sci Orlando announcements for 2009-08: Climate Change
Chad MILLER
* Topic, "Climate Change, science and skeptics"
* Continental-drift poll results
Topic, "Climate Change, science and skeptics"
At 7PM on Wednesday 5 August, at Taste, in College Park, we'll have a
fascinating discussion for you.
Since civilization began some 6000 years ago, the mean temperature of
Earth has not varied more than 1°C from the average. The change in
temperature of between 1.5 and 4°C (2.7 to 7°F), forecasted for the
next hundred years, has no equal in the recent history of the planet.
Several natural phenomena do contribute to climate change and most of
the past changes in climate can be explained by a combination of them.
However, none of these natural phenomena, individually or collectively,
explain today's rapid climate changes. In the short (in terms of
geologic time) period that people have inhabited Earth, we have brought
about massive changes in the environment, which have had a significant
impact on Earth's climate. Dr. Richard Snow and Dr. Mary Snow examine
the evidence and effects of climate change as well as the
well-orchestrated attempt to create controversy and disseminate
misinformation regarding global warming.
Drs. Richard and Mary Snow are both Associate Professors of Meteorology
at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, and doctors
of physical geography with specialties in life sciences. They present
research to numerous professional organizations (such as American
Meteorological Society, National Weather Association, National Council
for Geographic Education, and Association of American Geographers) and
published many peer-reviewed papers and refereed-journal articles.
Directions
Taste
717 W. Smith Street
Orlando, United States
32804
Taste is near the corner of Princeton Street (really Smith Street after
the fork) and Edgewater Drive, so about 2 minutes from I-4 to parking.
One can park on the street or in the parking lot behind Taste.
* From Downtown and south, drive north ("east") on I-4 through
downtown. At the exit for Princeton Street, exit and turn
left/west.
* From Altamonte Springs and north, drive south ("west") on I-4
toward downtown Orlando. At the exit for Princeton Street, exit and
turn right/west.
From I-4, drive a few blocks to Edgewater Drive. At the intersection,
you should see a orange building ahead of you, labeled "Taste". Park on
the street or behind Taste.
Continental-Drift Poll Results
QUESTION: Do you believe that America and Africa were once part of the
same continent?
YES NO NOT SURE /
42% 26% 32% ALL
41% 29% 30% MEN
43% 23% 34% WOMEN
51% 16% 33% DEM
24% 47% 29% REP
44% 23% 33% IND
42% 25% 33% OTH/REF
46% 22% 32% NON VOTERS
35% 30% 35% WHITE
63% 13% 24% BLACK
55% 19% 26% LATINO
56% 19% 25% OTHER/REF
48% 20% 32% 18-29
40% 28% 32% 30-44
43% 24% 33% 45-59
39% 30% 31% 60+
50% 18% 32% NORTHEAST
32% 37% 31% SOUTH
46% 22% 32% MIDWEST
43% 24% 33% WEST
DKOS WEEKLY NATIONAL POLL 2009
The Daily Kos weekly National Poll was conducted by Research 2000 July
27 through July 30, 2009. A total of 2400 adults nationally were
interviewed by telephone. A cross-section of calls was made into each
state in the country in order to reflect the adult population
nationally.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by
statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 2% percentage points. This
means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure
would fall within that range if the entire adult population were
sampled. The margin for error is higher for any demographic subgroup,
such as gender, race, or region.