Adam H. Sobel

Adam H. Sobel, a professor at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, is an atmospheric scientist who studies extreme events and the risks they pose to human society. Sobel is the host of the podcast "Deep Convection" and the author of "Storm Surge," a book about Superstorm Sandy. Follow him on Twitter: @profadamsobel.