Preparing for a New World of Weather and Climate Extremes

This project seeks to address key gaps in knowledge about intensifying extreme events such as floods, hurricanes, and heat waves, and quantify their long-term risk in a changing climate. The team will develop a scalable climate-change adaptation toolkit to help vulnerable communities and low-carbon energy providers prepare for these extreme weather events. (Learn more about the project: https://climategrandchallenges.mit.edu/flagship-projects/preparing-for-a-new-world-of-weather-and-climate-extremes)

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