Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change; Crete, Greece; May 27-June 1, 2007

这笔赠款为将于2007年春季在克里特岛举行的飓风和气候变化问题首脑会议提供部分支助，这次会议将汇集关于世界变暖中的飓风气候学的科学辩论双方的主要学者和研究人员，讨论新的研究，并就飓风活动方面正在发生或今后将要发生的情况发表意见。 目标是为辩论提供框架，并解决推进飓风气候科学所需的研究。 会议将包括学生，并鼓励他们与该领域的领导者互动。 这次首脑会议的学术价值是，有可能在了解与热带气旋活动有关的气候过程方面取得重大进展。 更广泛的影响将是更好地了解未来飓风对美国和其他地方的威胁。

This grant provides partial support for a Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change, to be held in the spring of 2007 on the island of Crete that will bring together leading academics and researchers on both sides of the scientific debate about hurricane climatology in a warming world to discuss new research and express opinions about what is happening or will happen in the future with regard to hurricane activity. The goal is to frame the debate and address what research is needed to advance the science of hurricane climate. The meeting will include students and encourage their interactions with leaders in the field. The intellectual merit of the summit is the likelihood of a significant advance in understanding of climate processes associated with tropical cyclone activity. The broader impacts will be a better understanding of the future hurricane threat to the United States and elsewhere.