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Extreme Weather and Climate: Hazards, Impacts, Actions

May 6, 2015 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Free

The Columbia University Initiative on Extreme Weather & Climate presents a workshop on “Extreme Weather & Climate: Hazards, Impacts, Actions.” This workshop features fifteen speakers from across Columbia University’s many schools and centers, providing an interdisciplinary experience for participants interested in extreme weather and climate. Speakers will touch on a wide range of topics, such as hurricanes and droughts, disease transmission, and energy resilience, and will be featured in 20 minute sessions, with breaks and discussion sessions throughout the day.

This workshop is free and open to the public.
Registration is required here.
Photo ID is required for entrance to Lerner Hall.
Breakfast and lunch will be available for participants.

For more information on The Columbia University Initiative on Extreme Weather & Climate, please click EXTREME WEATHER.

For more information about The Earth Institute, please click earth.columbia.edu.

Sponsors: Earth Institute

Location: Room 555, Alfred Lerner Hall

 

Details

Date:
May 6, 2015
Time:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/articles/view/1774

Organizer

Earth Institute
Email
pvreeland@ei.columbia.edu
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Venue

Columbia University
Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Schermerhorn Extension, Room 1015
Manhattan, NY 10027 United States
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