Are We in an Existential Emergency? What Can We Do?

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College Crescent Virginia Beach, VA 23453 United States
To Be Determined
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025 (one day)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM on Wed
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$15.00

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Are We in an Existential Emergency? What Can We Do?

Class - In Person Only | Available (Membership Required)

Humanity has reengineered Earth's Life-Support System (ELSS) and changed the global physiology of this system creating an existential emergency of climate change, biodiversity, pollution, and a social system of injustice. ELSS now may be heading for a significant shift or collapse, creating dire consequences. The first hour we will discuss the extent and urgency of this emergency and what can bring us out of it. The second we will discuss ongoing activities in our area from The Third Act, people of retirement age who tackle the urgent issues we face.

Hans-Peter Plag, Ph.D.

Dr. Hans-Peter Plag studied mathematics and geophysics in Berlin, where he obtained a doctorate in Natural Sciences in 1988. He has since held positions at universities and research institutions in Germany, U.K., Norway, USA, and South Africa. Since 2013 he has been a professor in Ocean and Earth Sciences and since 2014 the founding Director of the Mitigation and Adaptation Research Institute (MARI) at Old Dominion University. Dr. Plag will be joined by three additional speakers: Susan Feathers, Nathan Goldin, and Dr. Barry Clemson, all with The Third Act.