Forum explores climate change, human security

Why did Viking settlements, seemingly well-suited to harsh northern environments, survive centuries of climate change in some places but fail in others?

A scientist who studies the ties between environmental change and human cultures will offer his explanation at a forum on Climate Change, History and Society on Friday, Feb. 12.

Andrew Dugmore, professor of physical geography at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, will speak at 4 p.m. in Room AB20 Weeks Hall. His topic will be “Well Adapted but Still Extinct: Lessons in Human Ecodynamics from the Viking Settlement of the North Atlantic.” A moderated discussion led by UW–Madison researchers will follow.

The public is invited, and admission is free.

For more information, contact Steve Vavrus, 265-5279>