Climate Change from a Different Perspective: What Can Rocks Tell Us About the Earth's Future?

Join Dr. Steven Anderson for an engaging talk about geology and vulcanology (the study of volcanoes), and how these fields offer us a unique glimpse into the Earth’s past and future.

This is a free presentation in partnership with the National Science Foundation's National Center for Atmospheric Research’s “Resilient Earth, Resilient Communities” exhibit currently at the Wynn Nature Center.

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Dr. Anderson is a Geology Professor and the Winchester Distinguished Scholar at the University of Northern Colorado, who now resides in Ninilchik. He is a volcanologist and Earth Science educator, and his research focuses on how active lava flow surfaces are influenced by volcanic behavior. He has published nearly 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has studied active volcanoes in more than a dozen countries, including Augustine and Redoubt here in Alaska. NASA currently funds him to study the volcanoes and atmospheres of Mars and Venus, and what they can tell us about our planet. He has been interviewed by the BBC, the Discovery Channel, and the New York Times regarding his work on active volcanoes. Dr. Anderson received several awards as an educator, including the EPA’s Outstanding Achievement Award for Environmental Education, and will be teaching for the Semester at Sea program for the third time in 2026.