Thu, October 5, 2017
All Day
1080 Derby Hall
Time: 3:30-5:55 p.m.
Event Host: Department of Geography
Event Host: Department of Geography
The Department of Geography Speaker Series presents the Robinson Colloquium given by Chris Justice (Professor and Chair of Geography at the University of Maryland) on, Global Agricultural Monitoring: Detecting the Impact of Extreme Climate Events. The occurrence of extreme climate events and growing global population have given increased attention to global food security. Providing timely and transparent information on shortfalls in global crop production is an important step to mitigating price volatility and responding to food shortages.