January Meeting – Professor Andreas Schmittner – Ice Ages, Hurricanes, and Coral Reefs: A Scientific Evaluation of the Department of Energy’s 2025 Climate Report

On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report entitled “A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate”, which comes to very different conclusions than previous reports, such as those from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Professor Schmittner has contributed to a subsequent evaluation of the DOE report by the scientific community and will share some of those findings with a focus on ice age cycles and the impacts of how hurricanes and coral reefs are changing with our warmer ocean temperatures.

Who: Professor Andreas Schmittner, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

When: Thursday, January 15th at 7 pm (6 pm social hour)

Where: The original Old Spaghetti Factory location (715 S Bancroft St, Portland, OR 97239). Google Maps link is here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/idSkek5tL5iJEvFd9

Note: A meal ticket will likely be required for this meeting, as opposed to having everyone pay with their own checks. It will include their signature 3-course meal (salad/bread appetizer, pasta dinner, and ice cream for dessert). It will NOT include any alcoholic beverages. Most likely it will cost $20 or $25 paid at the meeting to an executive council member via cash, check, or Venmo.

Read the “A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate”