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Portrait of Ali Sarhadi.
October 28, 2025
Community Spotlight - Ali Sarhadi
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Ali Sarhadi and his research team at GT's Climate Risk and Extreme Dynamics Lab are focused on a phenomenon called hurricane-induced compound flooding — hurricanes fueled by a warming climate.

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