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Global Warming and Extreme Drought submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26498 | Submission Open
Keywords: droughts; climate change; compound events; case studies; climate indices; impacts on health
Changing Rainfall Patterns and Food Insecurity: Vulnerable Regions and Adaptation Strategies
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 23968 | Submission Open
Keywords: rainfall variability; precipitation; food insecurity; agriculture; natural climate solutions; floods; droughts; adaptation strategies; socio-economic impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Environment)
Sustainable Development Pathways and Climate Actions
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9590 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; SDGs; climate action; climate justice; climate resilience; climate mitigation; climate adaptation; green solutions; climate resilient livelihoods; nature-based solutions; climate policy; climate governance
Ecological Modeling for Adaptation to Climate Change
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4494 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; climate data; climate niche; bioclimate envelope; species distribution; adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Environment)
Land-Atmosphere Interactions Under Fire Regimes: From Surface Disturbances to Climate Feedbacks
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 698 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildfires; land-atmosphere interactions; climate change feedback; Earth system modeling; atmospheric chemistry modeling
Climate Resilience and Equity Through Nature-Based Solutions for Rainwater Management and Urban Heat Island Mitigation submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature-based solutions; green-blue infrastructure; urban heat island; rainwater management; data-driven approaches; NbS-integrated planning; GBI policies in urban and rural areas; climate regulation; adaptation; and mitigation; public health and wellbeing; social equity and climate justice
Climate, Ecosystem and Human Health: Impacts and Adaptation
edited by Xiaoyue Liu and Shixue Li
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6827 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change and health; climate and weather extremes; ecosystem disruptions; vector-borne diseases; non-communicable diseases; environmental health risks; early warning systems; climate adaptation strategies
Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in the Urban Environment
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5620 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban health; climate change adaptation; climate change mitigation; urban resilience; sustainable urban planning; governance; nature-based solutions; climate finance; multi-level governance; urban climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban Futures in a Changing Climate)
Mathematical Modeling and Advanced Statistics of Climate Change
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 849 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate variability; statistical methods; time series analysis; nonlinear regression; extreme events; detection and attribution; climate modeling; spatiotemporal statistics
Global and Local Climate Change: Building and Urban Mitigation Technologies Under Changing Climates submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban heat island; mitigation strategies; climate change; building envelope; nature-based solutions; thermal comfort; adaptive technologies; reflective technologies; evaporative strategies; urban vulnerability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban Futures in a Changing Climate)
Multisectoral Climate Indicators and Impact Assessments in CMIP6 Models
edited by , , and Suchithra Sundaram
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open
Keywords: CMIP6; climate extremes; ETCCDI indices; model evaluation; impact assessment
Advances in Aerosol–Cloud–Precipitation–Climate Interactions: Observation, Modeling and Mechanism
edited by Yong Wang and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosols; clouds; aerosol– cloud– precipitation interactions; climate change; observations; numerical model simulations; weather and climate extremes
Understanding Urban Climate: Impacts, Adaptation, and Resilience
edited by Stephanie Spera and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; climate resilience; community-based; environmental equity and justice; flooding; stormwater; geospatial modeling; health disparities; landscape-scale climate impacts; mid-sized cities; remote sensing; social vulnerability; socio-environmental landscapes; suburban climate impacts; urban climate; urban heat island
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban Futures in a Changing Climate)
Confronting the Climate Change and Health Nexus: Interactions, Impacts, and Adaptation Strategies (Second Edition)
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: global climate change; human health; public health; decarbonization; socialeconomic justice; adaptation
Exploring the Urban Heat Island and Its Mechanisms Based on Satellite and AI
edited by , Majid Nazeer and Xin-Yu Yu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban heat island (UHI); satellite remote sensing; artificial intelligence (AI); land surface temperature; urban climate; thermal infrared imaging; data fusion
Advances in Climate and Water Resources Management and Drought Assessment
edited by and Hany F. Abd-Elhamid
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open
Keywords: meteorologicl drought; hydrological drought; climate change adaptation; water resources; risk assassment; water management
New Perspectives in Air Pollution, Climate, and Public Health
edited by and Gabriela Narcizo de Lima
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9015 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; climate change; climate risks; public health; environmental policy; resilience strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Environment)
Climate Change and Food Sustainability: A Critical Nexus submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2186 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; food security; food sustainability; agriculture; livestock; fisheries; food safety; foodborne illness; mitigation; adaptation; food policy; food systems; sustainable agriculture; food waste; climate impacts; food security; nutritional quality; global change
Climate Change and Transport System
edited by , Nnene Obiora and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban climate; transport system; delivery services and last mile logistics; emissions; transportation infrastructure; air pollution
Climate Change and Cooperative Management of National and Transboundary River Basins submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change impacts; transboundary waters; climate– hydrology coupling; international rivers; lakes; and aquifers; transboundary cooperation; adaptation to climate change; hydrodiplomacy; integrated water resources management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Environment)
Effects of Climate Change on Ecosystem Behavior Across Varied Environments
edited by , and Ning Chen
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 756 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; ecosystem behavior; biodiversity; ecosystem services; carbon cycling; extreme weather events; ecosystem resilience; climate-induced shifts; species distributions; ecosystem functioning; tipping points; biogeochemical cycles; nature-based solutions; ecosystem restoration; global change impacts
Climate Change and Crop Response
edited by Xiaodong Jiang
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; crop response; physiological mechanisms; agricultural management; model prediction; agricultural resilience; yield formation; extreme climate events; climate risk assessment
Climate Change Adaptation Costs and Finance
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23104 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptation; cost assessment; cost function analysis; climate investment; climate finance; financial mechanism
The Importance of Long Climate Records (Second Edition)
edited by , and Antonio della Valle
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12997 | Submission Open
Keywords: long weather records; climate change; metadata; homogenization; case studies from stations with century-scale records; recovery of early instrumental observations (e.g.; 17th century; 18th century; and first half of the 19th century); early instruments; protocols; calibrations; and units; instrumental and proxy data rescue and recovery; calibration of proxy and instrumental data
Climate Variability in the Mediterranean Region (Second Edition)
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5006 | Submission Open
Keywords: Africa; aridity; Asia; climate variability and change; climate– society nexus; Europe; hydrology; land cover and land-use change; teleconnections; urban climate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Dynamics and Modelling)
Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrological Processes
edited by Jun Liu and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4347 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; hydrological processes; water cycle; extreme events; hydrological model; climate model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Environment)
Coastal Climate Variability and Predictability: Challenges and Emerging Solutions
edited by Xiaoyu Long, Tongtong Xu and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2036 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal climate variability; coastal compound flooding; coastal marine heatwaves; coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics; climate extremes; regional climate modelling; machine learning in climate science; climate risk and resilience; forecast evaluation; anthropogenic impacts on coasts
El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Pan-Tropical Climate Interactions: Dynamics, Predictability, Modeling and Projections
edited by Tao Geng and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: ENSO; climate variability and change; tropical dynamics; air-sea interactions; inter-basin interactions; greenhouse warming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Dynamics and Modelling)
Climate-Ecosystem Feedbacks in Cold and Arid Regions
edited by , Lei Ding and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon/oxygen cycle; extreme heat; drought; control experiments; models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Environment)
Advances in Data Assimilation for Weather and Climate Prediction
edited by and Shuai Hu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: data assimilation; coupled data assimilation; weather prediction; subseasonal to seasonal prediction; decadal prediction; extreme events; climate variability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Dynamics and Modelling)
Coastal Resilience and Adaptation in a Changing Climate: Modeling, Monitoring, and Sustainable Infrastructure
edited by Vasiliki (Vicky) Tsoukala and Christina Tsaimou
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate resilience; adaptation strategies; sustainable infrastructure; coastal infrastructure systems; port systems; climate impacts; vulnerability assessment; risk assessment; marine spatial planning (MSP); structural health monitoring (SHM); modeling; digital twins (DT); geographic information systems (GIS); artificial intelligence (AI); adaptive management
Wind‑Speed Variability from Tropopause to Surface
edited by Zhi-Bo Li and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9644 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind speed variability; tropopause and jet‑stream dynamics; boundary layer turbulence; extreme wind gusts; model evaluations and projections; wind energy resource; reanalysis and paleoclimate winds; data assimilation and machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weather, Events and Impacts)
The Dynamics and Impacts of Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling on Regional and Global Climate
edited by and Mengrong Ding
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5446 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean– atmosphere coupling; multiple scales; climate change; S2S and S2D prediction; heat and momentum exchanges; ENSO; storm track
Hydroclimatic Extremes: Modeling, Forecasting, and Assessment
edited by Parisa Hosseinzadehtalaei
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5152 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydroclimatic extremes; extreme precipitation; droughts; and floods; compound extreme events; climate modeling; uncertainty quantification; early warning systems; adaptation strategies
Evolving Plant Phenology Responses and Resilience in a Changing Climate submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3713 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant phenology; responses and resilience in a changing climate; patterns and predict future shifts; plant adaptation strategies; conservation implications; strategies and impacts of climate change on natural and agricultural landscape
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Environment)
Climate Change Scenarios and Impacts for the Mountain Regions at Middle Latitudes submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2869 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate trend; mountain climate; intermediate latitude; measured data; nivology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Environment)
The Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrology and Water Resources submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; hydrology; water resources; impacts; hydrological modeling; water scarcity; drought; floods; compound hazard; water quality; adaptation; resilience                
Applications of Smart Technologies in Climate Risk and Adaptation submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11081 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change mitigation; climate change adaptation; pollution prevention and control; carbonation technology; greenhouse gas (GHG); biodiversity; ecosystem; sustainable development; water resources; marine resources
Meteorological Forecasting and Modeling in Climatology
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7270 | Submission Open
Keywords: meteorological events; climate variability; extreme weather events; numerical weather; forecasts and modeling; atmospheric physics; complex coupling model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Dynamics and Modelling)
Urban Heat Adaptation: Potential, Feasibility, Equity submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban; climate change; heat island; heat waves; thermal comfort; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban Futures in a Changing Climate)
Climate and Weather Extremes (Third Edition) submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: weather extremes; climate extremes; heat waves; cold waves; drought; heavy precipitation; wind gusts; storms; hailstorm; downburst
(This special issue belongs to the Section Weather, Events and Impacts)
Atmospheric Chemistry–Climate Interactions: Advances in Coupled Modeling and Applications
edited by , Boris Mifka, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: coupled chemistry– meteorology modelling; aerosol– radiation and aerosol– cloud feedback; fire emissions and biomass burning modelling; biosphere– atmosphere interactions; urban air pollution modelling; dust and aerosol transport modelling; model evaluation using satellite and ground observations; operational air quality forecasting systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Dynamics and Modelling)
Assessment and Implementation of Urban Heat Mitigation Strategies
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban heat island (UHI); mitigation; nature-based solutions (NBS); blue– green infrastructure; thermal comfort; urban microclimate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban Futures in a Changing Climate)
Multi-Physics and Chemistry of Urban Climate Modelling
edited by , , , Lin Liu, and Guanwen Chen
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open
Keywords: urbanization; urban climate; air quality; urban heat island; pollutant dispersion; multi-physics and chemistry; energy consumption; human health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban Futures in a Changing Climate)
Climate Risk in Agriculture, Analysis, Modeling and Applications
edited by and Fotoula Droulia
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2958 | Submission Open
Keywords: agriculture; climate change; drought/flood; irrigation; food-water-energy nexus; pest management; organic farming; agro technology
Global Health in a Changing Climate: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Well-Being
edited by Giuseppe Marano, , Gianandrea Traversi, and Esmeralda Capristo
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; global health; mental health; physical health; lifestyle interventions; cross-disciplinary research
Climate Adaptation and Resilience Economics
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate economics; climate adaptation; disaster risk reduction; environmental policy; vulnerability and resilience; sustainable development; environmental justice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate and Economics)
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