Speaker:  Dr. Kelsey Ellis, Professor - Department of Geography and Sustainability, UTK;  Director - Institute for Climate and Community Resilience, UTK; B.S. Geography and Geosciences, Salisbury University; M.S., Geosciences, Mississippi State University;  PhD, Geography, Florida State University, Geography.

Did you ever want to know why the climate is producing more violent and frequent thunderstorms (wind and tornados) and why these storms are appearing in weird places and what can you do to protect yourself and family? We are fortunate to have UTK’s hazards climatology researcher and one of the nation’s top experts on severe storms. Please come and bring your friends.