Adam Sobel is the author of Storm Surge: Hurricane Sandy, Our Changing Climate, and Extreme Weather of the Past and Future. He is an atmospheric scientist who specializes in the dynamics of climate and weather, especially extreme events - such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and droughts, and the risks these pose to human society in the present and future climate. He was a prominent voice in the local and national media in the days before, during, and after the landfall of Sandy.Sobel holds a Ph.D. in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is currently a Professor at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. In the last few years, he has received the Meisinger Award from the American Meteorological Society, an AXA Award in Extreme Weather and Climate from the AXA Research Fund, and an Ascent Award from the Atmospheric Sciences Section of the American Geophysical Union. In addition to Storm Surge, Sobel is author or co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.