For Minnesota WeatherTalk readers with a special interest in climate and atmospheric sciences

The 18^th Annual Kuehnast Endowment Lecture will take place this week on Thursday, September 16, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, MN.  The lecture is part of the "Clean Water and Climate Adaptation Summit."  The speakers are Dr. Ben Santer of the Lawrence/Livermore National Laboratory Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, and Dr. Eileen Shea, Deputy Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Services Division.  They will be discussing the use of climate models and climate services in addressing adaptation needs associated with our changing environment. You can read more about the Climate Summit and the Kuehnast Lecture at
 
http://www.climate.umn.edu/doc/journal/kuehnast_lecture/
 
The Thursday evening program is free of charge and open to the public at the Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, MN 55318.  Please mention at the gate that you are there to attend the Kuehnast Program.  If you are interested but unable to attend the program it will be broadcast on the web at...
 
https://umconnect.umn.edu/kuehnast2010/