UC Irvine Earth system scientists Michael Prather and Diane Pataki will speak on "Climate Is Changing Globally. Dare We Act Locally?" as part of the Allergan Foundation Lecture Series in Modern Biology. Prather, Fred Kavli Chair, UCI Environment Institute director and Earth system science professor, will review the current scientific understanding of global warming. Pataki, Earth system science and ecology & evolutionary biology associate professor, will address options for mitigating and adapting to changes locally. Discussion will include frequently asked questions and common misconceptions about climate change. The School of Biological Sciences is hosting the event.

The Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering (bldg. 80, grid C4 on campus map)

Over the last two centuries, people have mined and burned fossil fuels, cleared forests, and developed agriculture and industry. The resultant pollution of the Earth's atmosphere is driving climate change.

The Allergan Foundation funds this lecture series. Allergan Inc. is an Irvine-based healthcare company providing eye care and specialty pharmaceutical products worldwide. The series is designed to educate people about biological advances that one day may affect their lives.