May 12, 2004

The Day After Tomorrow – science fact or science fiction?

Speakers:
Prof Sir David King, Professor, The Smith School Of Enterprise And The Environment
Dr Chris Gordon, Head of Government Meteorological Research Programme, Met Office
Dr Geoff Jenkins, Head of Climate Prediction, Met Office Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction
Dr Meric Srokosz, Co-Ordinator, NERC’s Rapid Climate Change Programme

20th Century Fox’s latest blockbuster “The Day After Tomorrow” promises to be great entertainment but how much of it is science fact? We welcome leading climate change experts including David King, Chief Scientific Advisor, to comment on the film scenario and the real impact of global warming.