Event Overview

A Landmark Event

The venerable Mount Washington Observatory has been monitoring the weather on the summit for 75 years. We also use that unique location for scientific research and experiential education. It is this expertise in providing high-quality educational programs on weather and climate that led to the creation of The Mount Washington Symposium for Air & Climate.

This landmark event will educate, engage and inform its attendees, connecting them with some of the leading air quality and climate change experts. The Symposium will also feature a number of climate sessions geared for interested non-scientists and an entire track of sessions on history, culture and on Mount Washington itself.

Technical Sessions
"The Regional and Global Impacts of Air Pollution"
Alex Pszenny of Mount Washington Observatory, presiding
Sessions held Friday afternoon and Saturday morning

Since the pre-industrial era, Earth's population has quadrupled to more than 6 billion and energy consumption by humans has increased about 100-fold. Agricultural practices and industrial activities have profoundly perturbed the chemical composition of the atmosphere. Increasing levels of ozone and aerosol particles are causing well-documented adverse effects on human health and on forest and crop productivity. A nearly unanimous consensus now exists among scientists that growing atmospheric concentrations of "greenhouse" gases due to human activities are a significant driver of climate change. Due to these multiple impacts, air pollution ranks as one of the most serious global environmental issues of the new century. This symposium brings together a group of internationally renowned experts to describe historical aspects of air pollution, its current levels and impacts, and emerging issues related to air quality in New Hampshire, the Northeast region and beyond.

General Session on Climate
Teresa Bowers of Gradient Corporation, presiding
Saturday afternoon parallel session

This parallel session brings together a number of climate change scientists with diverse backgrounds, to address the question of what we currently know about the behavior of Earth.s climate, and how we can act to mitigate the effects of climate change. This session will appeal to an informed lay audience interested in all the science without all the hype.

General Session on History, Weather and Culture
Sarah Long of WGME-TV 13 presiding
Saturday afternoon parallel session

This parallel session will include talks on weather and climate, but will also focus on the rich history and culture of the Mount Washington Observatory in the social context of the North Country. Featured as well will be the mapping of the White Mountain region throughout history.

Don't miss this event, the largest in the Observatory's rich 75-year history!

Tickets: (800) 706-0432, ext. 206     |     Lodging: (800) 258-0330

Registration closes August 31st – Please Register NOW!

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