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SPACE SCIENCE WEEK PUBLIC LECTURE:
Sea Level Rise and What We Should Do About It
How are melting ice sheets causing sea level rise and what can we do about it? The ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, along with glaciers and ice caps around the world, are melting faster than anticipated as a result of climate change caused by greenhouse gases from human activities. This rapid evolution--resulting from complex interactions between the atmosphere, the ocean, and ice--has been captured in great detail by a growing body of observational platforms that include satellites, aircraft, underwater floats, and autonomous gliders. In this public lecture, Dr. Eric Rignot will cover how and why the ice sheets are melting and what we can do about it. Practical solutions exist that are economically viable and ethically desirable, including transforming our energy production system and developing scalable carbon sequestration strategies. At stake is whether the world will be irreversibly committed to a multiple meter rise in sea level with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Date and Time: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 7:00 pm ET
Location: National Academy of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, 20418
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SMART CITIES AND COMMUNITIES:
Half-Day Colloquium and Webcast
Join us for a half-day colloquium on April 12, 2019 featuring the technologies that help communities improve traffic management, air quality control, emergency health, education access, and other social services. The talks will highlight the experiences of cities that have attempted to implement smart technologies, and participants will discuss national security and privacy issues as well as the social impact of these technologies.
Date and Time: Friday, April 12, 2019 from 8:00am-12:30pm ET
Location: National Academies’ Keck Center, Room 100, 500 5th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
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Videos Posted: Workshop on the Frontiers of Big Data, Modeling, and Simulation in Urban Sustainability
Data, modeling and simulation resources are advancing rapidly, and so are the problems of sustaining human life in urban environments. Our workshop and webcast held on January 30-31, 2019, brought together an interdisciplinary network of practitioners, business leaders, academics, and policy makers using data for urban sustainability. Participants shared the latest advances in data, modeling and simulation, and developed an agenda for the community to form partnerships and take action on some of the biggest challenges in urban sustainability. Learn more about the event, watch the webcast videos, and download additional resources on the workshop website.
Watch the Webcast Videos
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Grid Modernization Study Update
The National Academies' Committee on Modernizing the U.S. Electricity System met with DOE applied energy offices this month to discuss the Committee’s statement of task and ongoing DOE research. Videos, presentations, and additional materials are available online at nas.edu/gridmod.
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About BEES
The Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides independent advice to the U.S. government and the private sector on science and technology policy issues related to energy and the environment. Learn more about our work and sign up for our mailing list at nas.edu/bees.
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