Are mathematics useful to prevent earthquakes and to tackle climate change?

Global warming, desertification, evolution of glaciers, pressure built up prior to an earthquake or dynamics of subsurface were some of the topics discussed at the congress: “Mathematics and Geosciences: global and local perspectives”.

19/11/2013

Global warming, desertification, evolution of glaciers, pressure built up prior to an earthquake or dynamics of subsurface were some of the topics discussed at the congress: “Mathematics and Geosciences: global and local perspectives”, hosted by the Universidad Complutense and Politécnica de Madrid within the framework of Moncloa Campus for the Global Change and New Energies cluster, other Madrid universities and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences on November 4th.

Mathematics, in all these phenomena previously mentioned, can play an essential role to explain and predict their consequences. To explore the links between mathematics and geosciences to boost the research in this field and to search for answers of great importance in our lives were the goals of the congress.

The congress hosted outstanding experts in different areas of knowledge. During the speeches, lecturers focused on mathematical models to predict climate change. Also, they discussed how the study of the dynamic of inside the Earth and the development of numerical methods can help to predict earthquakes, tsunamis or volcanic eruptions.

Tag: Global Change and new Energies    Source: tiempo.com

Event date:

19/11/2013