Select Committee Hearing: Extreme Weather in a Warming World

Category: Government Committees
Type: News
Source: U.S. House Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
Party: Democrat
Date: Friday, September 17th, 2010

September 20, 2010 - From New York City to Nashville, Washington to Pakistan, 2010 has seen it's 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 hearing to discuss these issues with top scientists and others.

WHAT: Select Committee hearing, "Extreme Weather in a Warming World"

WHEN: Thursday, September 23, 2010, eleven AM

WHERE: 2237 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

WHO: Witnesses TBA

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