Do you need an antidote for global warming? If so, join me in an armchair adventure to the cold wastelands of the earth. Sometimes one can visit these places as an explorer or tourist, and at other times they come to us in the form of weather extremes. We will learn about the year without a summer, and the history of ice – from a Boston viewpoint. Travel with us to the Arctic and the Antarctic; join the hunt for the Northwest Passage; and learn about my own ancestor’s fatal expedition. We will question whether anyone should be allowed to climb Mount Everest in our world of extreme tourism. Where were you during the Blizzard of ’78? Participants will make five-minute presentations on an expedition or weather event of their choosing. Current-day explorers and authors will be invited to zoom in.