News and Outreach: Sai Ravela

In keynote address, MIT EAPS Principal Research Scientist and CS3 affiliate Sai Ravela shares his expertise on mitigating risks from natural and climate disasters, including AI-driven exposure and vulnerability mapping (U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand) (Coverage: The Nation (Thailand), THAI.NEWS)

With projected global warming, the frequency of extreme storms will ramp up by the end of the century, finds new study co-authored by CS3-affiliated principal research scientist Sai Ravela (MIT News) (Coverage: Independent)

The grantees will explore different strategies to support sustainable agricultural practices across India (MIT J-WAFS)

A new downscaling method leverages machine learning to speed up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels (MIT EAPS)

One of MIT’s five Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects involving significant Joint Program contributions, the Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet project will pilot in Bangladesh and Sudan to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change (MIT Office of the Vice President for Research)

A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities. MIT Climate Grand Challenges flagship project includes seven Joint Program-affiliated contributors. (MIT Lincoln Laboratory)

To better inform local policy in the face of changing weather extremes, MIT researchers--including seven affiliated with the Joint Program--seek to advance the modeling of long-term weather risks (MIT School of Science)

Joint Program researchers participating in three: Bringing Computation to the Climate Challenge, Preparing for a new world of weather and climate extremes, and The Climate Resilience Early Warning System (MIT News) (Coverage: Boston Business Journal)