LEOPOLD CENTER RELEASES GLOSSARY OF CLIMATE CHANGE TERMS
 

Just as the science of climate change evolves, so does the way we describe it. A new glossary from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture defines terms like milankovitch cycles and eutrophication, which could become just as common in climate change discussions in the near future as carbon footprint and acid rain are now.

Understanding Common Terms Used in Discussions about Climate Change and Agriculture is the name of a new resource from the Leopold Center. The glossary was written by Rich Pirog, Leopold Center Associate Director and leader of the Center’s Marketing and Food Systems Initiative, and Rebecca Rasmussen, an MBA student in the ISU College of Business.  They saw a need for a readily accessible, straight-forward glossary with the most common conversational terms that could be used by educators, farmers and students.

Following each of the terms are definitions and their sources, as well as places to get more information on the Internet. The glossary is available on the Leopold Center web site at: www.leopold.iastate.edu/research/marketing_files/glossary.pdf or in hard copy by request, (515) 294-3711, leocenter@iastate.edu.

Source: Leopold Center Newsrelease, June 3, 2009

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