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    Int'l Conference On 'Climate And Weather-Related Extremes' Concludes

    Int'l Conference On 'Climate And Weather
    Inam Ansari
    September21/ 2022

    Roorkee (The Hawk): A two-day international conference organized by the Department of Water Resources Development and Management (WRD&M) at IIT Roorkee on "Climate and weather-related extremes (ICCWE)" was ended with recommendations for mitigation of climate and weather-related extremes. Dr. A. K. Mitra, Director, National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Noida, addresses the valedictory session. He highlighted the contribution of NCMRWF in weather forecasting with particular reference to extreme weather events. His address mainly focused on seamless modeling systems, ensemble weather forecasts, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in forecasting extreme weather events.  Prof. Ajit. K. Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, applauded the conference organizing committee for a successful event and was happy that the conference came up with an outcome in the form of recommendations for mitigation of climate and weather-related extremes, viz. floods, droughts, heatwaves, cold waves, cyclones, and lightning.  The three best technical paper presentations of the conference were awarded by the dignitaries- Dr. Mitra and Prof. Chaturvedi.  At the outset, Prof. Ashish Pandey, Chairman of ICCWE and Head, WRD&M Department, welcome the diganataries and delegates.  Prof. Mohit P. Mohanty, Organizing Secretary, ICCWE, presented a detailed report of the Conference. He apprised that there were 96 presentations elaborating on environmental change and providing insights into disaster management. The expert talks and the technical presentations virtually from distinguished speakers across the globe on the climate and weather-related extremes offered valuable insights. They paved the way for the research community. Solving th ...

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