World Oceans Day Celebration 2023

World Oceans Day reminds everyone of the major role the oceans have in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet and a major source of food and medicine and a critical part of the biosphere. The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean, and mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans.

In connection with

Revitalization

Collective Action for the Ocean

Aquatalks-11

June 12, 2022, 7.00 pm

Topic:

The Oceans and Changing Climate

Speaker: Dr. Deepak Gopalakrishnan

Dr. Deepak Gopalakrishnan

Post-Doctoral researcher

New York University,

Abu Dhabi

About the speaker

Dr. Deepak Gopalakrishnan is a successful early career climate scientist. He did his masters in Meteorology from CUSAT in 2013 and PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology in 2019. His PhD thesis focused on improving the predictability of tropical cyclones and other severe weather systems. After completing his PhD, he worked for 1 year at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune as a Project Scientist and subsequently joined the New York University, Abu Dhabi as a Post Doctoral researcher. He has several peer-reviewed international publications to his credit. His major research interests include weather and climate modeling, severe weather systems, and climate change. Apart from research, he is actively involved in popular science writing in magazines and online web-portals, focusing on weather and climate science.

Livestreaming

Starts at 7 pm