Member Since 1989
Andrew E. Dessler
Professor, Texas A&M University College Station
Immediate Past President, Global Environmental Change Executive Committee
Professional Experience
Texas A&M University College Station
Professor
2020 - Present
Honors & Awards
Pavel S. Molchanov Climate Communications Prize
Received 2021
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Stephen Schneider Lecture
Received 2019
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Union Fellow
Received 2019
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Publications
Evolution of the Climate Forcing During the Two Years After the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Eruption

We calculate the climate forcing for the 2 ys after the 15 January 2022, Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai (Hunga) eruption. We use satellite ob...

July 24, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Usable Climate Risk Science for Adaptation: An Agenda
ROBUSTNESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION FOR DECISIONS I ORAL
global environmental change | 13 december 2024
Adam H. Sobel, Amy C. Clement, Andrew E. Dessler, ...
This talk will outline a scientific agenda to support a more coherent and systematic provision of usable physical climate risk data for adaptation. Th...
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The Hidden Climate Tax: How Climate Change Increases Urban Energy Demand and Costs For Society
EXTREME WEATHER AND CLIMATE IN URBAN AREAS, THEIR SOCIAL IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION I POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 10 december 2024
Andrew E. Dessler
This study demonstrates how climate change is already driving large increases in electricity demand and total electricity costs in urban regions. This...
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Evolution of the Climate Forcing During the Two Years after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption
CRACKING THE PUZZLE OF THE ANOMALOUS TEMPERATURES IN 2023: OBSERVATIONAL AND MODELING STUDIES TO IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL FACTORS AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS I POSTER
global environmental change | 10 december 2024
Mark R. Schoeberl, Yi Wang, Ghassan Taha, Daniel Z...
We describe the climate forcing for the two years after the Hunga eruption. The aerosols produced by the modest Hunga SO2 emission dominates the water...
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Volunteer Experience
2025 - 2026
Immediate Past President
Global Environmental Change Executive Committee
2023 - 2024
Chair
GEC Early Career Award Committee
2023 - 2024
Chair
Global Environmental Change Awards Committee
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