Event Description
Hurricanes are responsible for some of the most costly and devastating disasters to impact the USA, as recent events like Hurricane Helene have underscored. While hurricanes play a crucial role in Earth's climate system, their characteristics are increasingly influenced by the rising concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2).
Join us on November 13th for a lecture on our current understanding of how anthropogenic climate change is modifying the characteristics of hurricanes. Suzana Camargo will examine both the changes we can already detect in recent years and the projections for the end of the century. The lecture will begin with a brief overview of hurricane science and notable historical cases before analyzing the effects of global warming on these powerful storms.
Event Speaker
Suzana Camargo, Marie Tharp Lamont Research Professor at Columbia University
Event Information
Free and open the public. Please visit the event webpage or email Michelle Mischler at [email protected] with any questions.
Hosted by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University.
