Typhoons, Extreme Weather, and the Science Behind a Changing Climate
Observe the Weather Day is celebrated each year, and on January 27 at 7:00 PM EST the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Foundation is excited to mark it with a timely conversation about how science helps us understand extreme weather today. Once predicted by watching the sky, weather is now studied using sophisticated tools, experiments, and simulations that reveal far more about how these systems work.
Join our OIST Science in Focus Webinar
In this virtual event, Professor Pinaki Chakraborty of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) will share how curiosity-driven science is reshaping what we know about typhoons and extreme weather. Moderated by Ginger Choy, Executive Director of the OIST Foundation, the conversation will explore why studying weather from new perspectives matters for communities, resilience, and our shared future.
About the Conversation
Professor Chakraborty leads OIST’s Fluid Mechanics Unit, where his team uses theory, experiments, and simulations to study turbulent flows, atmospheric systems, and granular materials. Drawn to OIST at its founding by the freedom to pursue bold ideas, he has approached typhoons from outside traditional meteorology. This perspective has led to new insights, particularly into how storms behave after landfall and why warming oceans allow them to retain strength farther inland.
This webinar is part of the Science in Focus series, highlighting the people and ideas behind OIST’s interdisciplinary research and its global relevance.
The webinar will take place on January 27 at 7:00 PM EST, which is January 28 at 9:00 AM JST.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jzrkC2LBSWGqLZPKSlWLxA#/registration