Scholars from 11 nations, trained in a variety of disciplines, are meeting at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies in Aspen, Colorado, from June 16 through 24 to see how accurately that can draw a profile of the northern hemisphere's climate during two past centuries for which there are at ... Show moreScholars from 11 nations, trained in a variety of disciplines, are meeting at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies in Aspen, Colorado, from June 16 through 24 to see how accurately that can draw a profile of the northern hemisphere's climate during two past centuries for which there are at least some historical records. The conference represents a pioneering effort to combine the fragments of information about past climate and the differing approaches and instights that can be contributed by a wide range of disciplines. Show less
