Auroop Ganguly Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of Sustainability & Data Sciences Laboratory (SDS Lab) a.ganguly@neu.edu 617.373.3710 Expertise Climate Change, climate extremes and water sustainability, data sciences for complex systems Auroop Ganguly in the Press Science Local predictions of climate change are hazy. But cities need answers fast The adjustments can also wipe out any trends predicted by a climate model. Last year, Auroop Ganguly, a climate scientist at Northeastern University, and his colleagues applied a widely used downscaling and bias correction method to two different outputs: real climate model data and random noise. Dubai Floods Expose Weaknesses to a Rapidly Changing Climate But it will take “significant data analysis” to ascertain the role, if any, it played in making the rains more extreme, according to Auroop Ganguly, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Northeastern University in Boston. “Often major floods in a city relate to urban drainage and related infrastructures,” he said. Newsweek U.S. Wheat Supply Threatened as Worst Drought in Decade Scorches Kansas Auroop Ganguly, director of the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University, Boston, told Newsweek, “On the hydrometeorological hazards side, heat waves are getting—and are further projected to get—even hotter, cold snaps persisting even if growing less frequent, heavy precipitation getting heavier, and so on. Semafor AI is helping scientists and startups fight El Niño “Some of the strongest benefits of AI are in the areas of climate and weather,” said Auroop Ganguly, climate director at Northeastern University’s Institute for Experiential AI and author of a recent study that used AI to study how El Niño changes the flow of major rivers like the Ganges and Amazon. In older computer models of […] Lifewire How Could AI Help Combat Climate Change? Let’s Count the Ways “AI is a powerful tool for understanding the resilience of transportation, healthcare, water, energy, and communications systems in response to extreme weather,” Auroop Ganguly, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University, told Lifewire in an email interview. Newsweek Is California Still in a Drought? Auroop Ganguly, director of the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University, Boston, previously told Newsweek, “On the hydrometeorological hazards side, heat waves are getting—and are further projected to get—even hotter, cold snaps persisting even if growing less frequent, heavy precipitation getting heavier, and so on.” Grist Magazine 23 Predictions for 2023 “We need to be open to the possibility of relocation” says Auroop R. Ganguly, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University Newsweek A Million Migrating Birds Expecting Kansas Wetlands Will Find Dust Auroop Ganguly, director of the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University, Boston, previously told Newsweek, “On the hydrometeorological hazards side, heat waves are getting—and are further projected to get—even hotter, cold snaps persisting even if growing less frequent, heavy precipitation getting heavier, and so on. Newsweek Invest 98-L’s Spaghetti Models Reveal Storm Nicole’s Path Toward Florida Auroop Ganguly, director of the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University, previously told Newsweek, “On the hydrometeorological hazards side, heat waves are getting—and are further projected to get—even hotter, cold snaps persisting even if growing less frequent, heavy precipitation getting heavier, and so on. National Geographic Is building more dams the way to save rivers? “We have to design for the worst cases,” says Auroop Ganguly, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University in Boston. Auroop Ganguly for Northeastern Global News What made the Texas flash flood so deadly and how AI could improve forecasting What made the Texas flash flood so deadly and how AI could improve forecasting “We need to drastically improve the current methods (of forecasting),” says Auroop Ganguly, a Northeastern distinguished professor. Should we add a Category 6 hurricane to the Saffir-Simpson scale? Experts weigh in Should we add a Category 6 hurricane to the Saffir-Simpson scale? Experts weigh in As hurricanes grow more intense and unpredictable, some experts say it may be time to adjust the Saffir-Simpson scale. With the help of Northeastern, Tennessee Valley Authority experiments with a new forecast model to better predict extreme rainfalls With the help of Northeastern, Tennessee Valley Authority experiments with a new forecast model to better predict extreme rainfalls Researchers turn to AI weather forecasts for solutions as extreme conditions increase with climate change. Recovery from natural disasters or man-made attacks begins with being prepared, researchers say Recovery from natural disasters or man-made attacks begins with being prepared, researchers say The Global Resilience Institute leads a Department of Defense-funded study on recovering from threats such as floods and cyberattacks. Honeybees are key to biodiversity. Researchers say ecosystems collapsing because of climate change have bee-like species that can be reintroduced Honeybees are key to biodiversity. Researchers say ecosystems collapsing because of climate change have bee-like species that can be reintroduced Honeybees key to biodiversity. Researchers say ecosystems collapsing because of climate change have bee-like species that can be reintroduced AI will play a bigger role in predicting weather and climate disasters in the US in 2024, experts say AI will play a bigger role in predicting weather and climate disasters in the US in 2024, experts say In 2024, artificial intelligence will likely play a bigger role in predicting climate-related events and saving lives, according to experts. What does El Nino mean for the coming winter? What does El Nino mean for the coming winter? An El Niño winter is typically associated with warmer temperatures in the northern U.S. and wetter weather in the South. Indonesia is building a new capital. Will it be a model amid climate change? Indonesia is building a new capital. Will it be a model amid climate change? Jakarta, a congested city of 30 million people, is sinking. Experts examine Indonesia’s plans to create a new, green capital 800 miles away. Northeastern University researchers are looking for a drug to stop the opioid epidemic Northeastern University researchers are looking for a drug to stop the opioid epidemic Associate professor Ganesh Thakur has created a compound that could enhance the body’s ability to relieve pain well enough to replace opioids. Climate change has created a storm of uncertainty. These researchers are making sense of it. Climate change has created a storm of uncertainty. These researchers are making sense of it. Northeastern professor Auroop Ganguly explains how to harness the power of existing science and technology to interpret climate data.
Science Local predictions of climate change are hazy. But cities need answers fast The adjustments can also wipe out any trends predicted by a climate model. Last year, Auroop Ganguly, a climate scientist at Northeastern University, and his colleagues applied a widely used downscaling and bias correction method to two different outputs: real climate model data and random noise.
Dubai Floods Expose Weaknesses to a Rapidly Changing Climate But it will take “significant data analysis” to ascertain the role, if any, it played in making the rains more extreme, according to Auroop Ganguly, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Northeastern University in Boston. “Often major floods in a city relate to urban drainage and related infrastructures,” he said.
Newsweek U.S. Wheat Supply Threatened as Worst Drought in Decade Scorches Kansas Auroop Ganguly, director of the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University, Boston, told Newsweek, “On the hydrometeorological hazards side, heat waves are getting—and are further projected to get—even hotter, cold snaps persisting even if growing less frequent, heavy precipitation getting heavier, and so on.
Semafor AI is helping scientists and startups fight El Niño “Some of the strongest benefits of AI are in the areas of climate and weather,” said Auroop Ganguly, climate director at Northeastern University’s Institute for Experiential AI and author of a recent study that used AI to study how El Niño changes the flow of major rivers like the Ganges and Amazon. In older computer models of […]
Lifewire How Could AI Help Combat Climate Change? Let’s Count the Ways “AI is a powerful tool for understanding the resilience of transportation, healthcare, water, energy, and communications systems in response to extreme weather,” Auroop Ganguly, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University, told Lifewire in an email interview.
Newsweek Is California Still in a Drought? Auroop Ganguly, director of the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University, Boston, previously told Newsweek, “On the hydrometeorological hazards side, heat waves are getting—and are further projected to get—even hotter, cold snaps persisting even if growing less frequent, heavy precipitation getting heavier, and so on.”
Grist Magazine 23 Predictions for 2023 “We need to be open to the possibility of relocation” says Auroop R. Ganguly, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University
Newsweek A Million Migrating Birds Expecting Kansas Wetlands Will Find Dust Auroop Ganguly, director of the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University, Boston, previously told Newsweek, “On the hydrometeorological hazards side, heat waves are getting—and are further projected to get—even hotter, cold snaps persisting even if growing less frequent, heavy precipitation getting heavier, and so on.
Newsweek Invest 98-L’s Spaghetti Models Reveal Storm Nicole’s Path Toward Florida Auroop Ganguly, director of the Sustainability and Data Sciences Laboratory at Northeastern University, previously told Newsweek, “On the hydrometeorological hazards side, heat waves are getting—and are further projected to get—even hotter, cold snaps persisting even if growing less frequent, heavy precipitation getting heavier, and so on.
National Geographic Is building more dams the way to save rivers? “We have to design for the worst cases,” says Auroop Ganguly, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University in Boston.