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22–25 SEPTEMBER  PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA

Fires, floods, and melting ice—can’t we talk about something P6. Understanding the Neoproterozoic Earth-
nice? Scientific data overwhelmingly demonstrate recent global Life System
temperature increases—due largely to combustion of fossil Disciplines: Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy,
fuels—disrupt Earth’s hydrologic, biologic, atmospheric, and Geochemistry, Precambrian Geology
geologic systems, thereby driving extreme impact events result- Advocates: Qing Tang; Huan Cui; Feifei Zhang
ing in destruction of life and property. Despite this, effectively This session aims to boost discussion and interdisciplinary col-
communicating the causes and risks of climate change and laboration by bringing together a trans-disciplinary group of inno-
changing how people think about climate change remains a vative thinkers to present advances on biological, geochemical,
challenge. Why? In this interactive session, we combine up-to- sedimentologic, and climatic evolution in the Neoproterozoic in
date science on extreme events such as wildfires, hurricanes, order to better understand the Neoproterozoic earth-life system.
sea-level rise, and arctic warming with compelling presentations
on climate communication and education.

Discipline Sessions

In addition to topical sessions, GSA offers vibrant discipline sessions, which are an essential addition
to the fulfillment of the overall meeting. We will have technical sessions that relate to recent advances in:

Archaeological Geology Geoscience Information/Communication Petrology, Igneous
Economic Geology History and Philosophy of Geology Petrology, Metamorphic
Energy Geology Hydrogeology Planetary Geology
Engineering Geology Karst Precambrian Geology
Environmental Geoscience Limnogeology Quaternary Geology
Geochemistry Marine/Coastal Science Sediments, Carbonates
Geochronology Mineralogy/Crystallography Sediments, Clastic
Geoinformatics Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography Soils
Geology and Health Paleontology, Biogeography/Biostratigraphy Stratigraphy
Geomicrobiology Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Structural Geology
Geomorphology Origination Tectonics/Tectonophysics
Geophysics/Geodynamics Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy Volcanology
Geoscience and Public Policy Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological
Geoscience Education Patterns

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