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SUMMARY:Special EESS seminar talk on "Arctic and Antarctica in Rapid Trans
 ition: The ART of not running behind"
DTSTART:20260120T121500
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Julia Schmale\, EPFL Wallis\nAbstract:\n\n\nArguably one
  of the biggest challenges humanity has ever faced is the urgency to deal 
 with global climate change. In this rapidly evolving context\, the polar r
 egions play central role. Polar regions are transforming at accelerated ra
 tes due to climate change with global repercussions resulting in enormous 
 financial\, demographic\, biodiversity and political consequences. While s
 ome of the feedback processes are well understood and quantified\, open qu
 estions and uncertainties remain specifically around the radiative forcing
  of aerosols and clouds. Aerosol and aerosol-cloud processes are the singl
 e largest contributors to the uncertainty in quantifying anthropogenic rad
 iative forcing. These uncertainties inhibit us to reliably simulate and th
 ereby anticipate how sensitive regions will evolve in the future\, and wha
 t this means for humanity. I will present our latest results on aerosol pr
 operties and aerosol-cloud interactions at both poles\, and discuss which 
 critical gaps need to be tackled in the future.\n\n\n\n\n\nBiography:\n\n\
 n\nJulia Schmale is an atmospheric scientist specializing in aerosol proce
 sses in polar environments. At EPFL and as the head of the Extreme Environ
 ments Research Laboratory (EERL)\, launched in 2019\, she has established 
 a recognized research group that investigates climate-relevant interaction
 s between atmospheric aerosols\, the cryosphere\, ocean\, land\, biosphere
  and the anthroposphere. In addition\, her group develops new aerosol anal
 yses methods and versatile payloads for atmospheric vertical observations.
  Her scientific leadership is widely visible with over 100 peer-reviewed p
 ublications. She plays a key role in international scientific initiatives\
 , such as the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme\, the Internation
 al Arctic Science Committee\, and the Tara Polar Station as well as Antarc
 tica InSync missions. Beyond research\, Julia is dedicated to scientific o
 utreach and education. She developed EPFL’s first master-level course on
  climate change\, which has gained attention including from private compan
 ies and other universities across Switzerland and internationally. She has
  been recognized for excellence in teaching with awards and contributes to
  public discourse on climate change through media engagements\, public tal
 ks\, and advisory roles.\n\n
LOCATION:ALP 1 107 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==ALP%201%20107 https://epfl.
 zoom.us/j/69011077410
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