Noted FSU Marine Scientist and NCF Alumnus to Address Dangers of Climate Change for Florida

In the run-up to last year’s elections, Prof. Jeff Chanton met with both Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Scott’s opponent, Charlie Crist, to tell them about the danger that climate change poses for Florida.
Now, Chanton is bringing his message on the science and implications of climate change to the Sarasota and Bradenton communities, in a New Topics New College discussion entitled “Florida: The Canary in the Climate Change Coal Mine,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in New College’s Sainer Pavilion.
Chanton is among the most distinguished researchers in marine science. He is a professor of oceanography at Florida State University, the author of more than 215 peer-reviewed publications and his research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, Waste Management and the Gulf of Mexico Research Consortium.
Chanton is a 1975 graduate of New College of Florida. He received his master’s degree and doctorate from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has taught at FSU since 1989.
In his talk, Chanton will review the last million years of climate and sea-level history and place today’s world in that context, with an eye towards the future. More than any other state, Florida is vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
New Topics New College
“Florida: The Canary in the Climate Change Coal Mine” with FSU Prof. Jeff Chanton
When: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5
Where: Mildred Sainer Pavilion, 5313 Bay Shore Road, immediately south of Ringling Museum
Description: Tickets $20; free for New College faculty, staff and students. Reserve online at donate.ncf.edu/events or call 941-487-4888.
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New College of Florida is a national leader in the arts and sciences and is the State of Florida’s designated honors college for the liberal arts. Consistently ranked among the top public liberal arts colleges in America by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes and The Princeton Review, New College attracts highly motivated, academically talented students from 40 states and 15 foreign countries. A higher proportion of New College students receive Fulbright awards than graduates from virtually all other colleges and universities.