"Floods: How to Avoid Getting Wet, Cold, and Miserable", presented by Dr.Shuji Yoshida

This lecture (in English) will be held Wednesday, September 28th at 7:00 PM at Lakeland University
in Shinjuku.

With ongoing climate change, the frequency and severity of storms, heavyrains, and consequent
inundations have recently been increasing around theworld. They include the flooding in Ibaraki last
September, and those inthe central U.S., France, China, and Pakistan this year. This lecture
willintroduce the basic principles of the mechanism that triggers and sustainsvarious types of
floods in order to help to be better prepared for floodingevents.

Shuji Yoshida holds a Bachelors of Engineering from Kyushu University, anM.Sc. in Petroleum Geology
from Imperial College London, and a Ph.D. inGeoscience from the University of Toronto. He has
extensive industrial andpostdoctoral research experience, ranging from environmental
protectionresearch to petroleum exploration and production. Since 2005, he has beenan associate
professor at Chiba University, where he teaches earth sciencesand communication skills in English
and in Japanese. His current researchfocuses on ancient volcanic activities in Izu-Bonin volcanoes
(IzuPeninsula, Oshima, and Niijima). A frequent lecturer, he has been certifiedby the National
Speakers Association (USA) as a Professional Speaker since2012.

For a map and directions to Lakeland's Shinjuku Campus, see our website:

*http://lcj.lakeland.edu/map-contact-us/*

The Lakeland Lectures are a forum for researchers, students and members ofthe public to discuss
contemporary issues affecting Japan. LakelandUniversity has offered a U.S.-accredited liberal arts
program in Tokyosince 1991. Lakeland's main campus is in Wisconsin, USA and was founded in1862.
--
Roger Grabowski, Jr.
Assistant Professor of General Studies
Lakeland University Japan