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Climate Change, Changing Disasters
August 16, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
*Climate Change 360 – Virtual Lecture Series*
Register for any/all of the talks on www.eventbrite.com at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-change-360-a-virtual-lecture-series-tickets-161839852355. This event is organized by Lutherans Restoring Creation – Gulf Coast, in partnership with the Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston and Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power & Light. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com for more information.
Join Professor Elyse Zavar as she examines the ways in which a warming globe alters hazard exposure and disaster severity and discusses how households and communities are adapting to and mitigating those risks. Time for interactive discussion will be provided after her talk. Professor Zavar is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Management & Disaster Science at the University of North Texas. Her research focuses on hazard mitigation, long-term community recovery, and disaster commemoration practices.