Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai is organizing a seminar on Extreme Weather and Climate Change in New York and Mumbai, led by Dr. Adam Sobel, Professor in the Departments of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, and Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University, where he directs the new Initiative on Extreme Weather and Climate. Professor Sobel will discuss the risks from extreme weather and climate change to Mumbai and New York in the coming decades, and place them in the broader context of the influence of climate change on extreme weather events. Both Mumbai and New York City have a lot in common as coastal megacities with large populations, and as economic and cultural centers to their respective nations and the world. Both are also extremely vulnerable to coastal storms and sea-level rise, and both have experienced severe flooding in the last decade. Professor Sobel will describe some of the data and methodologies scientists use to understand these problems and how they are evolving. Participants will have an opportunity to interact with him on questions pertaining to research and teaching in this field.
The long-term goal of this program is to enhance the capacity of college faculty in India, to be able to effectively take up research and teaching in the emerging fields of environment and science.
This seminar is by invitation only.
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