09
Feb
Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia DR. SHEPHERD: Well, thank you for being here to get things started. And I just want to say how inspired I am to be here. I’ve been working on climate issues for almost 30 years now. I began my career at NASA as a research scientist and now continue to study extreme weather and climate at the University of Georgia. I’m in Georgia Tech territory, but thank you for having me. (Laughter.) In recent years, I have focused some of my extreme weather event work on how it affects disproportionately communities of color, the poor, and disadvantaged…