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Apr 24, 2020 lee kump, professor and head of the department of geosciences at penn state, has been named the new dean of penn states college of earth and mineral sciences, pending approval of the penn state board of trustees on july 21. Kump is a professor in the department of geosciences, and an associate of the earth system science center and astrobiology research center at the pennsylvania state. Kevin theissen discusses the state of climate change communication in undergraduate education. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kump, have partnered with dk publishing to present dire predictionsan important book in this time of global. Understanding climate change with scientist lee kump. Kump will serve as interim dean from june 1 to july 20. A native of minnesota, he received his bachelors degree in geophysical sciences from the university of chicago in 1981, and his ph. When renowned paleoclimatologist lee kump was asked whether comparisons to todays global warming and that of past mass extinctions are really appropriate, he ominously said, well, the rate at which were injecting co2 into the atmosphere today, according to our best estimates, is ten times faster than it was during the endpermian. His ideas and inventions have opened up new insights into our planet and the way it works, and the story behind them will appeal to a very wide audience. May 05, 2015 a good read that brings the issues surrounding anthropogenic climate change to light without getting too bogged down in details. Penn state faculty member named college of earth and mineral. Lee kump, professor and head of the department of geosciences at penn state, has been named the new dean of penn states college of earth and mineral sciences, pending approval of the penn state board of trustees on july 21. In brief global temperature rosefive degrees celsius 56 million years ago in response to a massive injection of greenhouse gases into the.
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