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The Climate Impacts of Heatwaves on Central Asia’s Winter

Attributions speaks with climate scientist Davide Faranda about a recent study his team did on the heatwave impacts on Central Asia's winter.

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Attributions speaks with Davide Faranda about a recent study he and other scientists conducted on the attribution of climate change on the heatwaves that affected Central Asia last year, along with a recap on some of the science behind heat waves, the impacts that heatwaves are having in the region and many other topics.
Davide is senior scientist in climate science at the French National Center for Scientific Research and His main expertise lies in attributing extreme weather events to climate change. Since September 2017, he has also been an external researcher at the London Mathematical Laboratory in London, and at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory of ENS in Paris. In France, Davide is coordinating a team of about 30 researchers working on aspects linked to weather and climate extremes events. He has authored over 100 scientific publications and written a scientific book. In 2023 Davide has launched ClimaMeter, an international platform for linking weather extremes to climate change immediately after they occur.

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W: https://www.davide-faranda.com/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DaviFaranda
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidefaranda/

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