As the relationship between climate change and extreme weather events continues to intensify, scientists have found that mountainous regions are warming far faster than the global average. This phenomenon—known as elevation-dependent warming (EDW)—is disrupting ecosystems, water supplies, and weather patterns—and sharply increasing periglacial hazards and high-altitude natural disasters.

Join our free 60-minute HOBO Thought Leader webinar to learn how meteorological monitoring is key to understanding and addressing these changes. 

Presented by climate monitoring experts Mikheil Elashvili, PhD (Ilia State University & Bridgewater State University), and Robert Hellström, PhD (Bridgewater State University), this session explores two case studies addressing similar research questions on opposite sides of the Earth: the Greater Caucasus, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and the Cordillera Blanca, part of the Andes range in South America.

Webinar topics include: 

• An overview of climate change, extreme weather events, and increased hazards
• High-altitude meteorological monitoring project in the Caucasus
  • Project goals and design
  • Accelerated glacial melting and emerging hazards
• High-altitude meteorological monitoring project in Cordillera Blanca, Peru
  • 20 years of EDW data and key findings
• Challenges of making and maintaining accurate measurements in mountainous regions

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about EDW and discover why high-altitude meteorological monitoring is essential to understanding and addressing climate change.

August 13, 2025 at 2pm - 3pm (America/New_York)

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