30 September 2025
Climate | Editor’s Choice Articles Published in 2024


We are pleased to announce the selection of fifteen Editor’s Choice Articles, published in Climate (ISSN: 2225-1154). The Editors select a small number of articles published in 2024 that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the updated Climate 2024 Editor’s Choice Articles. The curated list of high-quality articles is below:

1. “Beyond the First Tipping Points of Southern Hemisphere Climate”
by Terence J. O’Kane, Jorgen S. Frederiksen, Carsten S. Frederiksen and Illia Horenko
Climate 2024, 12(6), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12060081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/6/81

2. “Resilience of Chinese Ports to Tropical Cyclones: Operational Efficiency and Strategic Importance”
by Mark Ching-Pong Poo, Wen Zhang, Leila Kamalian, Tianni Wang, Yui-yip Lau and Tina Ziting Xu
Climate 2024, 12(12), 214; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12120214
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/12/214

3. “On the Role of the Building Envelope on the Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Building Energy Performance in Mediterranean Cities: A Case Study in Southern Italy”
by Alessandra Martinelli, Francesco Carlucci and Francesco Fiorito
Climate 2024, 12(8), 113; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12080113
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/8/113

4. “Machine Learning Identification of Attributes and Predictors for a Flash Drought in Eastern Australia”
by Milton Speer, Joshua Hartigan and Lance M. Leslie
Climate 2024, 12(4), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12040049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/4/49

5. “Application of Machine Learning and Hydrological Models for Drought Evaluation in Ungauged Basins Using Satellite-Derived Precipitation Data”
by Anjan Parajuli, Ranjan Parajuli, Mandip Banjara, Amrit Bhusal, Dewasis Dahal and Ajay Kalra
Climate 2024, 12(11), 190; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12110190
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/11/190

6. “Secondary School Students’ Perceptions and Concerns on Sustainability and Climate Change”
by Raquel de Rivas, Amparo Vilches and Olga Mayoral
Climate 2024, 12(2), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12020017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/2/17

7. “Historic Changes and Future Projections in Köppen–Geiger Climate Classifications in Major Wine Regions Worldwide”
by Cristina Andrade, André Fonseca, João A. Santos, Benjamin Bois and Gregory V. Jones
Climate 2024, 12(7), 94; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12070094
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/7/94

8. “Space–Time Characterization of Extreme Precipitation Indices for the Semiarid Region of Brazil”
by Ana Letícia Melo dos Santos, Weber Andrade Gonçalves, Lara de Melo Barbosa Andrade, Daniele Tôrres Rodrigues, Flávia Ferreira Batista, Gizelly Cardoso Lima and Cláudio Moisés Santos e Silva
Climate 2024, 12(3), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12030043
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/3/43

9. “Climate Change and Human Health in the Arctic: A Review”
by Elena A. Grigorieva
Climate 2024, 12(7), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12070089
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/7/89

10. “Adaptation through Climate-Smart Agriculture: Examining the Socioeconomic Factors Influencing the Willingness to Adopt Climate-Smart Agriculture among Smallholder Maize Farmers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa”
by Koketso Cathrine Machete, Mmapatla Precious Senyolo and Lungile Sivuyile Gidi
Climate 2024, 12(5), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12050074
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/5/74

11. “Performance Evaluation of CMIP6 Climate Model Projections for Precipitation and Temperature in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia”
by Fekadie Bazie Enyew, Dejene Sahlu, Gashaw Bimrew Tarekegn, Sarkawt Hama and Sisay E. Debele
Climate 2024, 12(11), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12110169
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/11/169

12. “Decoding Carbon Footprints: How U.S. Climate Zones Shape Building Emissions”
by Ali Nouri and Ming Hu
Climate 2024, 12(12), 212; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12120212
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/12/212

13. “Two Decades of Integrated Flood Management: Status, Barriers, and Strategies”
by Neil S. Grigg
Climate 2024, 12(5), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12050067
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/5/67

14. “Quantifying Drought Impacts Based on the Reliability–Resiliency–Vulnerability Framework over East Africa”
by Hassen Babaousmail, Brian Odhiambo Ayugi, Zulfiqar Hammad, Donnata Alupot, Kokou Romaric Posset, Richard Mumo and Adharsh Rajasekar
Climate 2024, 12(7), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12070092
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/7/92

15. “On the Unforced or Forced Nature of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation: A Linear and Nonlinear Causality Analysis”
by Umberto Triacca and Antonello Pasini
Climate 2024, 12(7), 90; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12070090
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/12/7/90

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