Julia Slingo
Chief Scientist, UK Met Office, Emeritus
United Kingdom
Today, we live in a global economy, relying on global trade, efficient transport systems and resilient and reliable provision. As we see time and time again, all these systems are vulnerable to adverse weather and climate conditions. The additional pressure of climate change creates a new set of circumstances and poses new challenges about how secure we will be in the future. More than ever, the weather and climate of food, energy and water have considerable direct and indirect impacts on us – our livelihoods, property, health, well-being and prosperity. In this talk I will describe recent advances in understanding, simulating and predicting our weather and climate and how these developments can be deployed to help us manage our risks, now and in the future.
Refreshments: 3:15 PM