Lecture on urban climate risks delivered at AU

As part of the Andhra University centenary celebrations, the Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, College of Science and Technology, organised a guest lecture on “Urbanisation and the Rising Threat of Compound Climate Extremes in Cities.”

Delivering the lecture, Prof. A.N.V. Satyanarayana, an alumnus of the Andhra University and faculty member at IIT Kharagpur, highlighted the escalating risks posed by rapid urbanisation. He specifically addressed the emergence of compound climate extremes, including the simultaneous occurrence of heatwaves and intense rainfall leading to urban flooding.