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The effects of climate change on extreme weather
Åpent
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Drammensveien 78, Oslo
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How does a changing climate affect extreme weather events? What will characterize a centenary flood or a centenary drought by the end of this century compared to the end of the last? Moreover, how often will such extreme weather events occur in the future? Are this summer's occurrence of extreme rainfalls and last year's drought just a taste of what we have in store, and if so, how should we adapt to this?
Program
18:00
Welcome and background for today’s subject
Nils Chr. Stenseth, Chair of the Academy’s committee on Climate, Environment and Recourses
18:15
How the distribution of weather events is changing with the changing climate
Peter Stott, The Hadley Center, UK Met Office
18:45
Hotter, drier and wetter summers. What will the future bring?
Jana Sillmann, CICERO Center for Climate Research
19:05
Some recent local high-impact weather events in Norway.
Do they fit in the "normal" distribution of weather events?
Jørn Kristiansen, Norwegian Meteorological Institute
19:15
Panel debate
Panel:
Roar Skålin, Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Erling Kvernevik, The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB)
Hege Hisdal, The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
19.50
Andreas Halse (AP) and Anne Haabeth Rygg comment on how politicians make use of the available science.
20:00
End
