CDAC Discovery Challenge Awardees Train Data Science on Medicine, Clean Water, and Education

CDAC Discovery Challenge Awardees Train Data Science on Medicine, Clean Water, and Education | CDAC

As data science matures as a field, its power to tackle major challenges across all disciplines and industries rises. However, unlocking novel, powerful innovations and solutions for interdisciplinary challenges that benefit, and don't inadvertently harm stakeholders, is a non-trivial task that often requires matchmaking, stakeholder engagement, and a plan for coordination.

Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Overview



Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Overview

The U.S. has sustained 291 weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including CPI adjustment to 2021). The total cost of these 291 events exceeds $1.900 trillion. 2020 sets the new annual record of 22 events - shattering the previous annual record of 16 events that occurred in 2011 and 2017.