Clouds, Chemistry & Climate Change

The excess CO2 in our atmosphere will affect Earth’s climate for centuries to come, and we need to understand why. In this presentation, Dr. Daniel Cziczo, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at MIT and an expert on the crucial role of clouds in the dynamics of climate, will explain how clouds form, how they affect the planet, and how that effect changes as CO2 accumulates in the atmosphere. Learn ways to reduce CO2 and watch as Dr. Cziczo simulates cloud formation and describes how atmospheric conditions that lead to cloud formation are studied in his lab, at mountaintop sites, and from research aircrafts.