NOAA meteorologist to talk about 'Climate Before Written Records'

Using clues from natural sources -- tree rings, ice cores, corals, and ocean and lake sediments -- to understand natural climate variability, an NOAA meteorologist will offer an introduction to paleoclimatology on Thursday, April 10 at the Finger Lakes Institute.

David Nicosia, Warning Coordinator Meteorologist for the NOAA-National Weather Service in Binghamton, will speak on "Climate Change in the Finger Lakes Region: Past, Present and Future." His talk, free and open to the public, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Institute, 601 S. Main St.

Paleoclimatology is the study of climate for times before there were widespread records of temperature, precipitation and other data recorded by instruments.

In addition to providing an introduction to the comprehensive, world-view impacts of changing weather patterns, Nicosia will use his knowledge of the field to speak about localized, severe weather events and historical records of climate change in Central New York.

His audience will learn from his expertise in severe weather monitoring as well as the historical representative weather changes that have affected the Finger Lakes region.

Registration requested by calling (315) 781-4382 or e-mailing FLI.