Nov. 27: "Superstorm: The Science Behind Sandy"
NEWS RELEASE
Immediate: November 19, 2012 Media Contact: Alicia Steger 516.572.9634alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleases
´óÏó´«Ã½ Presents "Superstorm: The Science Behind Sandy"
November 27
Garden City, NY – The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Cultural Program will present the program "Superstorm: The Science Behind Sandy" on Tuesday, November 27 at 2:45 p.m. in Room F-123 of Building F. The program will be presented by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Physical Sciences Professor Richard Cohen. During his presentation, Prof. Cohen will answer several questions about the nature of Hurricane Sandy and the circumstances that precipitated its occurrence. Among them are: What made Sandy so unique? Why was the hurricane as devastating as it was? Was this storm at all attributable to global warming? Prof. Cohen will also give a history of previous major weather events on Long Island. For more information about "Superstorm: The Science Behind Sandy," which is free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled, call 516.572.7148.
About ´óÏó´«Ã½ ´óÏó´«Ã½, part of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 24,000 full- and part-time students and almost 15,000- continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.
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