NOC:Climate Change - Extreme Events

Lecture 1 - Climate Science Basics - Weather vs. Climate

Lecture 2 - Introduction to Climate Change

Lecture 3 - Introduction to Climate Extremes: Definitions, Types, and Global Impact

Lecture 4 - Week 1 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 5 - Week 1 Assignment Solution

Lecture 6 - Heatwaves and Cold Spells: Causes, Impacts, and Trends

Lecture 7 - Extreme Precipitation: Floods, Droughts, and Water Cycle Impacts

Lecture 8 - Tropical Cyclones, Storms, and Associated Weather Events

Lecture 9 - Week 2 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 10 - Week 2 Assignment Solution

Lecture 11 - Climate Data Sources and Observational Tools

Lecture 12 - Data Collection and Preprocessing: Handling Gaps, Errors, and Temporal Biases

Lecture 13 - Introduction to Climate Models: Types, Resolution, and Applications

Lecture 14 - Week 3 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 15 - Week 3 Assignment Solution

Lecture 16 - Probability Distributions and Climate Data Analysis

Lecture 17 - Introduction to Extreme Value Theory (EVT) and its Applications

Lecture 18 - Analyzing Frequency and Intensity of Extreme Events

Lecture 19 - Week 4 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 20 - Week 4 Assignment Solution

Lecture 21 - Time Series Analysis: Trends, Seasonality, Stationarity and Correlations

Lecture 22 - Detection of Changes in Extreme Events: Statistical Techniques

Lecture 23 - Attribution Studies: Linking Extremes to Anthropogenic Climate Change

Lecture 24 - Week 5 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 25 - Week 5 Assignment Solution

Lecture 26 - Risk Assessment Frameworks for Extreme Events

Lecture 27 - Calculating Return Periods for Rare Events

Lecture 28 - Uncertainty Analysis in Climate Projections and Risk Assessments

Lecture 29 - Week 6 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 30 - Week 6 Assignment Solution

Lecture 31 - The 2013 Uttarakhand and 2015 South India Floods

Lecture 32 - The Millennium Drought of Australia

Lecture 33 - The 2022 Heatwave Across Northern and Central India

Lecture 34 - Week 7 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 35 - Week 7 Assignment Solution

Lecture 36 - Predictive Models for Climate Extremes: Statistical, and Machine Learning

Lecture 37 - Building and Validating Statistical and ML-Based Models for Prediction

Lecture 38 - Scenario Analysis and Projecting Future Extremes

Lecture 39 - Week 8 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 40 - Week 8 Assignment Solution

Lecture 41 - Economic Costs of Extreme Events: Damage and Recovery

Lecture 42 - Health and Social Impacts of Climate Extremes

Lecture 43 - Vulnerability and Adaptation in Developing Regions

Lecture 44 - Week 9 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 45 - Week 9 Assignment Solution

Lecture 46 - International Agreements and National Policies on Climate Change

Lecture 47 - Risk Reduction Strategies and Community Resilience

Lecture 48 - Adaptation Policies for Climate Extreme Events

Lecture 49 - Week 10 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 50 - Week 10 Assignment Solution

Lecture 51 - Advances in Climate Extremes Research and Big Data Applications

Lecture 52 - Remote Sensing and AI in Detections of Climate Extremes

Lecture 53 - Role of Ecosystems in Mitigating Climate Extremes

Lecture 54 - Week 11 Summary and Assignment

Lecture 55 - Week 11 Assignment Solution

Lecture 56 - Review of Statistical and Analytical Methods

Lecture 57 - Integrated Case Study Project: Analyzing a Recent Extreme Event

Lecture 58 - Course Wrap-Up and Discussion on Future Research Directions