# Yanai Lectures

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January 28, 2025

### [11th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/11th-annual-michio-yanai-distinguished-lecture/)

Look at any satellite image, or even out of an airplane window, and you will see fascinating and diverse patterns in the clouds. To the trained eye, these patterns reveal a remarkable range of cloud forming processes from simple to subtle. After our guided tour, you’ll see clouds afresh.

January 28, 2024

### [10th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/10th-annual-michio-yanai-distinguished-lecture/)

Looking at the missing tool of ocean exploration. As growing concerns mount frenetically for our planet's health, the undercurrent of urgency is towing hope and enthusiasm out to sea. Third generation ocean explorer Fabien Cousteau will juxtapose the perceived catatonia of progress with a brief dive into what got us here and the development of a unique platform for ocean exploration that stands to change the course we have set for ourselves; a tool to help steer our future to one of realistic hope and engagement toward solution implementation.

May 26, 2023

### [9th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/9th-annual-michio-yanai-distinguished-lecture/)

“How Climate Change and Wildfires are Reshaping California’s Forests” Thursday, May 25, 20235:00 p.m. reception, 6:00 p.m. lectureJames West Alumni Center,

May 4, 2022

### [8th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/8th-annual-michio-yanai-distinguished-lecture/)

What We Don’t Know About Climate Change and Why it Matters Bjorn Stevens Managing Director, Max-Plank Institute for Meteorology Professor,

May 6, 2021

### [7th Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/2021-michio-yanai-distinguished-lecture-2/)

Two Environmental Success Stories and Why They Give Us Hope for the Planet Susan Solomon  Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor

May 30, 2019

### [6th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/6th-annual-michio-yanai-distinguished-lecture/)

From there to here: A brief history of projecting climate and environmental change  Inez Y. Fung  Professor of Atmospheric Science,

May 3, 2018

### [5th Annual Michio Yanai Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/5th-annual-michio-yanai-distinguished-lecture/)

The Real Debate of Climate Science: Does the Ocean Matter for Climate?  Amy Clement  Professor, University of Miami Rosenstiel School

May 4, 2017

### [4th Annual Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/fourth-annual-distinguished-lecture/)

El Niño Comes of Age  John Michael Wallace  Professor  University of Washington  Thursday, May 4, 20175:00 p.m. reception | 6:00

May 5, 2016

### [3rd Annual Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/3rd-annual-distinguished-lecture/)

Fingerprinting the Climate System  Benjamin David Santer  climate researcher. Ph.D.  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  Lecture: May 5 2016 6pm Reception: May

May 7, 2015

### [2nd Annual Distinguished Lecture](https://atmos.ucla.edu/yanai-lectures/2nd-annual-distinguished-lecture/)

exploring global warming with climate models  Syukuro Manabe  senior meteorologist. Ph.D.  Princeton University  Lecture: May 7 2015 6pm Reception: May 7