Early life At the age of 12, Silva Vidal's family relocated to
Lima due to increasing violence and insecurity in the
Monzón Valley, which had become a focal point of terrorist activity and drug trafficking. From an early age, she showed an interest in
meteorological phenomena, particularly in understanding the impact of the
El Niño phenomenon on Peru.
Education After completing high school, she received a scholarship from the National Institute of Scholarships and Educational Credit (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Becas y Crédito Educativo, INABEC) to pursue studies in meteorology at the
Russian State Hydrometeorological University. She earned both a master's degree and a PhD in Physical-Mathematical Sciences, completing her doctorate in 1992. Her academic research focused on the physical and dynamic processes of the atmosphere, using meteorological models and
radar systems to analyse the underlying causes of
climate variability and
extreme weather phenomena. == Career ==