Rain Bird Presents Leading Climatologist Jonathan Overpeck as Keynote Speaker at the 2008 WaterSma..

Rain Bird®, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services and a lead sponsor of the 2008 WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition, set the tone for the 2nd day of the water-focused conference with the presenting of climatologist Dr. Jonathan Overpeck as the luncheon keynote speaker. As the director of the Institute for Environment and Society at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., and a lead author for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, Overpeck’s much anticipated keynote address focused on how climate change is imposing an expanding new set of responsibilities on water industry professionals worldwide. “The issue of global warming is especially critical in the semi-arid regions such as the Western United States where... [read full story]