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Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012Panel Discussion - 'Lake Effect: How It Defines Buffalos Weather and Climate'; Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Burchfield Penney
Stephen Vermette, professor of geography and planning, will moderate "Lake Effect: How It Defines Buffalo’s Weather and Climate," a panel discussion with special guests Don Paul from WIVB-TV 4, Aaron Mentkowski from WKBW-TV 7, and David Zaff from the National Weather Service, on Sunday, January 29, at 2:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center.
The program begins with Vermette’s premise that the geographic position of Buffalo and other locations south of Lake Erie share a unique climate experience that Charles E. Burchfield captured for more than 50 years in his artwork. The panel will discuss the realities and myths of Buffalo weather. Additional aspects of the conversation may include the potential impact of climate change on the region.
This panel is presented in conjunction with Weather Event, an exhibition focused on Burchfield’s depictions of the weather and climate in Western New York. Curated by Tullis Johnson and Vermette, a climatologist, the exhibition is on view through Sunday, February 26.
More information is available at www.BurchfieldPenney.org.
Tours of the exhibition are available before and after the panel, at 1:15 and 3:15 p.m.
Friday, January 27, 2012
