Sonia I. Seneviratne

Sonia I. Senevirante

Sonia I. Seneviratne is a Swiss geophysicist who works at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science at ETH Zurich.[1] She received the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union in 2013.[2] She was a co-author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) October 8, 2018 Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC

Work

Seneviratne was included in Thomson Reuters's 2015 list of the most cited modern scientists.[3] She was the lead author on a 2014 report by the Royal Society and the National Academy of Sciences that found a slowing in global warming to only be temporary.[1][4]

She is a Revelle Medal committee member.[5]

She was a co-author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) October 8, 2018 Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Investments in Renewable Energy Being Questioned Following Hiatus of Global Warming". International Business Times. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  2. "SONIA I. SENEVIRATNE 2013 James B. Macelwane Medal Winner". American Geophysical Union.
  3. "Highly Cited Researchers 2015". Thomson Scientific.
  4. "No global warming 'hiatus' for extreme heat days". CBC News. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  5. "Revelle Medal Committee - Leadership". agu.org.
  6. Summary for Policymakers (PDF), Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC:, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), nd, retrieved October 8, 2018, "IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty
  7. Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC (Report). Incheon, Republic of Korea: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
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