The End of Snow? Increased Fire Risk? An Interactive Educational Program About Climate Change and its Impacts in Jackson Hole (University of Wyoming)

How do we expect the climate of the Tetons to change in the coming decades? What is the state of the science? Bring your questions about climate change and the future of Jackson Hole’s climate, including its amazing snow. The University of Wyoming, in partnership with the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs and the Teton County Library, will present an interactive workshop on the basics of climate science, including the current trends and future projections for Jackson Hole.  The program will begin with a short presentation by Dr. Bryan Shuman, a UW Wyoming Excellence Chair Professor and lead author of the 2021 Greater Yellowstone Climate Assessment, and then will shift to an interactive format designed to create dialogues and ask their questions about the science. Dr. Shuman and other UW participants look forward to discussing the questions and answers with the audience with the goal of helping attendees better understand climate change, its uncertainties, and its risks.

Wyoming Excellence Chair, Geology & Geophysics - Dr. Bryan Shuman

Dr. Shuman has taught at UW since 2007 and uses geological evidence to examine how past climate changes affected water and ecosystems. Recent projects have examined the histories of wildfire and the snowpack in the Rocky Mountains to anticipate climate impacts on society and landscapes today. He was the co-lead of the 2021 Greater Yellowstone Climate Assessment.