Pinchas Alpert

Professor Emeritus Pinchas Alpert is a distinguished physicist at Tel Aviv University, known for his expertise in environmental science and climate change. As a former head of the Porter School of Environmental Studies, he has been a prominent voice in discussing the impacts of global warming. In a recent interview, he highlighted the alarming trend of increasingly severe heatwaves, connecting them to the accelerating climate crisis. Alpert has been raising awareness about these issues for over four decades, emphasizing the urgent need for adaptation in response to the changing climate, as evidenced by the expected rise in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.