Jennifer Francis, PhD, will give a lecture entitled “Crazy weather and climate change: Are they connected?” April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Tabor Academy.

A research professor in Rutgers University’s Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Francis will focus on her research that links the rapidly warming and melting Arctic with changes in the jet stream that cause more persistent weather patterns, including droughts, cold spells, heat waves and floods.

The lecture will take place at Tabor’s Stroud Academic Center at 232 Front St.

The event is open to the public.