Latest Advances and Prospects on Weather and Climate Extremes
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 43
Special Issue Editor
Interests: numerical weather prediction and modelling; dynamical modelling of extreme events; statistical downscaling methods and statistics of weather extremes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As temperatures rise, extreme weather events such as heatwaves, severe flooding, prolonged droughts, and wildfires have become increasingly intense and frequent. Each decade is warmer than the previous one, and each year surpasses the last in global average temperature. Due to their highly disruptive potential and significant impacts on ecosystems, infrastructure, the economy, and human well-being, society faces greater difficulty in adapting to these events compared to gradual changes in average climate conditions. Understanding the physical mechanisms behind changes in average climate conditions, as well as their variability and trends, is crucial for effectively implementing early warning weather systems, defining adaptation policies, and developing mitigation strategies. Consequently, the scientific community in atmospheric and climate sciences prioritises advancing knowledge of extreme phenomena, including their frequency, intensity, spatial distribution, and underlying processes.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which aims to bring together recent advances in the study of weather and climate extremes with a focus on novel methodologies, high-resolution datasets, and model-based assessments. In particular, we welcome contributions that explore emerging challenges and future directions in this rapidly evolving field.
Suggested themes and article types for submissions include but are not limited to the following:
- Observed trends and variability in extreme weather and climate events;
- Advances in modelling and forecasting extremes across timescales;
- Attribution of extremes to natural variability and anthropogenic forcing;
- Impacts, risk assessment, and adaptation strategies related to climate extremes.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcomed.
Dr. Susana Cardoso Pereira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- extreme events
- climate variability
- climate change
- impact assessment
- adaptation
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