The Global Media Forum 2020 kicks off with virtual session "The blame game: What is the media's responsibility in the corona crisis?" at 9:00 a.m. ET. This year's theme is "Pluralism. Populism. Journalism."
The IOM Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine will host a workshop on Principles and Best Practices for Sharing Data from Environmental Health Research. Webcast and in-person event starting at 8:30 a.m.
Learn how scientists can forecast where extreme events will occur and their severity. Also discussed will be what communities and governments can do to increase resiliency to extreme weather events and how the scientific community can help prepare citizens and government. 4 - 6:30 p.m. MST. Free
In this interactive panel discussion, scientists will discuss what characterizes an extreme weather event and how single events or trends in extreme weather are attributed to climate change. 4:30 - 6 p.m. MST. Free
In a one-hour, free webinar on Dec. 4, NPR's Marilyn Geewax will help you understand how fracking's unleashing of massive amounts of fossil fuels is changing all of our lives. Two times available: noon or 4pm ET.
Food, GMOs & FRACing don't mix. The organization Stop the Minisink Compression Station invites journalists to cover their rally, taking place at Union Square in Manhattan, noon-2pm.
At SETAC North America's 34th Annual Meeting, scientists from business, government and academia will present their latest research on topics ranging from honeybee pesticide risk to reclamation strategies on the Canadian oil sands.
As concrete channels inevitably age and reach the end of their design lives, river managers confront the question of what to do with this deteriorating infrastructure. Event takes place 8:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. in Berkeley, CA.