Dr. Kim Prather,
Distinguished Professor of Scripps Institute of Oceanography
and
Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC San Diego
Distinguished
Professor of Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and in Chemistry and
Biochemistry at UC San Diego, Dr. Kim Prather shares research and expertise on
how human elements contribute to climate change. Dr. Prather is an expert on
aerosols, or fine, airborne particulate. Aerosols can contribute negatively to
climate change, but may also have the ability to cool the planet and regulate
the warming effects of greenhouse gases. Dr. Prather also discusses the effect
of aerosols on cloud makeup, precipitation, sea spray, and extreme weather
events.
Recorded: March 16, 2018