GSA Home Page Denver 2004 - Geoscience in a Changing World  Hot
Topics  Colorado Convention Center, Room 705/707 Sunday -
Wednesday, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.  Join your colleagues for spirited
lunchtime discussions and debates on several burning issues for
the professional geologic community. Chili and beer will be
available for purchase outside the meeting room.  Technical
Program Schedule  Hot Topics Chair: Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Ph.D.
U.S. Geological Survey Crustal Imaging and Characterization Team
Sunday, November 7 #1: Earth's Ice on the Rocks - The Meltdown
of Permafrost, Ice Sheets, and Glaciers The planet's permafrost,
continental ice sheets, and glaciers are thawing at a
historically unprecedented rate. A panel of experts will examine
the causes, potential consequences, and how earth scientists are
helping to understand the issues. Monday, November 8 #2: Feeling
the Heat - The Fallout from the 1999-20xx Western US Drought
Much of the western US is feeling the impacts of a major drought
that is currently in i