Title: A Range of Outcomes: The Combined Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Influences on Local Climate
Abstract: Global warming is indisputable, yet disentangling its effect from natural variability on local scales is challenging. In this lecture, Dr. Clara Deser, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), will discuss the science of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change and how they superimpose to produce the weather we actually experience. She will also show how natural variability introduces an unavoidable range of outcomes for local and regional climate projections over the coming decades, consistent with our scientific understanding of the climate system. In addition, she will discuss related challenges for attributing climate changes in the recent past and for assessing Earth System Models.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 7–9 pm CT
H.F. DeLuca Forum
Discovery Building
330 N. Orchard St, Madison, WI 53715Reception to follow the talk
Hosted by the UW–Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS)
