At 7pm on Friday, November 8 at the Weitz Center, there will be a screening of The Age of Consequences. This is a documentary film on the impact of climate change on the military. Admission is FREE.

Bruce Morlan, a retired military analyst, will MC this event and present a preview of the documentary. It is 80 minutes in length and there will be opportunity for discussion following.

In the film, Michael Breen, a former Army officer, considers the role of climate change in human conflicts. “Think about relationships we don’t often look at,” he says. “The civil war in Syria, now going on for years, hundreds of thousands dead — the entire region is in chaos as a result.” The movie details how a three-year drought helped precipitate that war.

Talking about one of the strategies of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, the retired Brig. Gen. Stephen Cheney states, “You control the water, you control the livelihood of the people.” Climate change affects the amount of water, and so terrorist organizations move to where the water is. The connection between environmental disaster and terrorism is drawn, persuasively.

This talk, featuring the entire team, will be part of an upcoming series of talks and a photography exhibit at St. Catherine’s featuring the work of an international team of women studying freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic, from Oct. 19-23. The Changing Climates event will focus on our work, our inspiration and our personal experiences as women working in these remote and rugged environments. For more information, email Jill Welter at jrwelter@stkate.edu.

This talk will be part of an upcoming series of talks and a photography exhibit at St. Catherine’s featuring the work of an international team of women studying freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic, from Oct. 19-23. The Changing Climates event will focus on our work, our inspiration and our personal experiences as women working in these remote and rugged environments. For more information, email Jill Welter at jrwelter@stkate.edu.

This talk, featuring Anika Bratt and Sarah Harpenslager, will be part of an upcoming series of talks and a photography exhibit at St. Catherine’s featuring the work of an international team of women studying freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic, from Oct. 19-23. The Changing Climates event will focus on our work, our inspiration and our personal experiences as women working in these remote and rugged environments. For more information, email Jill Welter at jrwelter@stkate.edu.

This art exhibit will be part of an upcoming event at St. Catherine’s featuring the work of an international team of women studying freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic, from Oct. 19-23. The Changing Climates event will focus on our work, our inspiration and our personal experiences as women working in these remote and rugged environments. For more information, email Jill Welter at jrwelter@stkate.edu.