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Select Committee Briefing THURS: Extreme Weather in a Warming World

Features Pakistan’s Ambassador to U.S. to Discuss Historic Floods

September 21, 2010 – From New York City to Nashville, Washington to Pakistan, 2010 has seen more than its fair share of extreme weather events. To probe the long-term trends of disruptive weather events in a world beset by climate change, Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will hold a briefing to discuss these issues.

The briefing will feature Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, who will discuss the historic floods that have displaced millions of his countrymen. The briefing will also include top climate scientists.

WHAT: Select Committee briefing, “Extreme Weather in a Warming World”

WHEN: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11 AM

WHERE: 2237 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

WHO:
Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States
Michael Oppenheimer, Professor, Princeton University
Thomas Peterson, Chief Scientist, NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center
Michael Wehner, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

PLEASE NOTE: The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was created to explore American clean energy solutions that end our reliance on foreign oil and reduce carbon pollution.

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