NASA scientist to speak on warming

A NASA scientist known for his climatology research will speak about climate change during an event Monday at Kansas University.

James E. Hansen, of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, will discuss “Threat to the Planet: Dark and Bright Sides of Global Warming” at 3 p.m. in Spahr Auditorium of Eaton Hall, 1520 W. 15th St. The event is sponsored by the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets.

Hansen testified before Congress in the 1980s about climate change and is credited with raising awareness about the issue.