Water Crisis on the Blue Planet

Across our planet, humans are facing a series of water crises. Dr. Nick Breyfogle of The Ohio State University will explore what we can learn from history as we confront the challenges before us.

Across our planet, humans are facing a series of existential water crises: from pollution and deteriorating water quality, disappearing fish stocks, droughts, floods, melting glaciers, and climate change. In this talk, Dr. Nick Breyfogle will explore what we can learn from history as we confront the water challenges before us.

Professor Nicholas B. Breyfogle is an Associate Professor and Director of the Goldberg Center at The Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. (1998) and M.A. (1994) in Russian and European History from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his B. A. (1990) from Brown University in History and French Civilization. He is a specialist in environmental history. His writings have examined the history of earthquakes in Russia and the human history of water. He is currently working on an environmental history of the Lake Baikal region of Siberia, tentatively entitled "Baikal: the Great Lake and its People."

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