Modelling Climate Change: An Overview of the Crisis and Reconstruction Plans in Southern Brazil
Date: May 24, 2024, 3pm UK Location: Join the Zoom Meeting <http://join%20zoom%20meeting%20https//Universityofexeter.zoom.us/j/94995645524?pwd=bnhlcThXalBsTWpYWXZrZFVrOVJjZz09> Climate change and the increase in extreme climatic events present a pressing challenge globally. This panel focuses on the environmental, social, and economic ramifications of climate change in the recent floods in Southern Brazil. With over 2 million people and more than 90% of the region's municipalities affected, heavy rainfalls have disrupted both electricity and treated water supplies, closed the main airport for months and caused extensive damage to traffic on highways. A substantial impact on economic activity is expected. We discuss the role of science in monitoring and preventing these crises and in supporting emergency actions and reconstruction plans. Panellists include: - Márcia Barbosa <https://www.if.ufrgs.br/~barbosa/> (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) - Rob Chadwick <https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/rob-chadwick> (Met Office, UK) - Andrew Hartley <https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/andrew-hartley> (Met Office, UK) - José Marengo <https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=uGuYY_gAAAAJ&hl=en> (National Centre for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters, Brazil) Moderator: Carolina Brito <https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=GS2zeM0AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate> (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) -- *Carolina Scarton* Lecturer in Natural Language Processing Department of Computer Science University of Sheffield http://staffwww.dcs.shef.ac.uk/people/C.Scarton/
