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Wind‑Speed Variability from Tropopause to Surface

edited by Zhi-Bo Li and

Paul Williams

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13799 | 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

Aixue Hu

and Mengrong Ding

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11867 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10062 | 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

edited by

Hossein A. Narouei-Khandan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4826 | 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

edited by

Teodoro Georgiadis

Massimiliano Fazzini

and

Letizia Cremonini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3701 | 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

edited by

Heejun Chang

and

Yonas B. Dibike

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 719 | 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

edited by

Wen Cheng Liu

and

Chih-Chieh Young

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13182 | 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

edited by

Xiaoyun Liang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9741 | 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)

Sustainable Development Pathways and Climate Actions

edited by

Md Saidul Islam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14627 | 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

Urban Heat Adaptation: Potential, Feasibility, Equity

edited by

Maurizio Tiepolo

and

Riccardo Pollo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3141 | 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)

Land-Atmosphere Interactions Under Fire Regimes: From Surface Disturbances to Climate Feedbacks

edited by

Junri Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2689 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfires; land-atmosphere interactions; climate change feedback; Earth system modeling; atmospheric chemistry modeling

Assessment and Implementation of Urban Heat Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Hashem Akbari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2151 | 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)

Climate Resilience and Equity Through Nature-Based Solutions for Rainwater Management and Urban Heat Island Mitigation

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 599 | 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

Atmospheric Chemistry–Climate Interactions: Advances in Coupled Modeling and Applications

edited by

Mauro Morichetti

, Boris Mifka,

Alexander Ukhov

and

Umberto Rizza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 479 | 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)

Climate and Weather Extremes (Third Edition)

edited by

Mário Gonzalez Pereira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 260 | 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)

Multi-Physics and Chemistry of Urban Climate Modelling

edited by

, Lin Liu,

and Guanwen Chen

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5350 | 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)

ENSO, Interannual to Intraseasonal Variability and Climatic Extreme Events

edited by Yanjun Qi and

Shuangyan Yang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1305 | Submission Open

Keywords: ENSO impact; monsoon; interannual variability; intraseasonal oscillation/MJO (Madden-Julian Oscillation); scale-interaction; mechanism; modelling; hydroclimatic disasters; extreme events (heatwaves, droughts, floods, heavy rainfall, tropical cyclones, etc.)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weather, Events and Impacts)

Climate, Ecosystem and Human Health: Impacts and Adaptation

edited by Xiaoyue Liu and Shixue Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10270 | 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 Risk in Agriculture, Analysis, Modeling and Applications

edited by

Ioannis Charalampopoulos

and Fotoula Droulia

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4582 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; climate change; drought/flood; irrigation; food-water-energy nexus; pest management; organic farming; agro technology

Multisectoral Climate Indicators and Impact Assessments in CMIP6 Models

edited by

Raveendranpillai Deepa

Tarendra Lakhankar

Anupam Kumar

and Suchithra Sundaram

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1520 | Submission Open

Keywords: CMIP6; climate extremes; ETCCDI indices; model evaluation; impact assessment

Mathematical Modeling and Advanced Statistics of Climate Change

edited by

Kazuya Hayata

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1445 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate variability; statistical methods; time series analysis; nonlinear regression; extreme events; detection and attribution; climate modeling; spatiotemporal statistics

Understanding Urban Climate: Impacts, Adaptation, and Resilience

edited by Stephanie Spera and

Todd R. Lookingbill

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 643 | 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)

Exploring the Urban Heat Island and Its Mechanisms Based on Satellite and AI

edited by

Charles Man Sing Wong

, Majid Nazeer and Xin-Yu Yu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island (UHI); satellite remote sensing; artificial intelligence (AI); land surface temperature; urban climate; thermal infrared imaging; data fusion

Cascading Climate Risks: Modelling Compound Events and Systemic Vulnerabilities

edited by

Argyro Zisiadou

and

Dimitris K. Papanastasiou

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: cascading disasters; compound climate hazards; system risk; infrastructure resilience; climate-induced feedback loops; multi-hazard risk assessment; rural-urban dynamics; global; risk modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Dynamics and Modelling)

Climate Adaptation and Mitigation in the Urban Environment

edited by

Farrukh Chishtie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8738 | 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)

Global Health in a Changing Climate: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Well-Being

edited by Giuseppe Marano,

Marianna Mazza

, Gianandrea Traversi,

Eleonora Gaetani

and Esmeralda Capristo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1665 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; global health; mental health; physical health; lifestyle interventions; cross-disciplinary research

Advances in Aerosol–Cloud–Precipitation–Climate Interactions: Observation, Modeling and Mechanism

edited by Yong Wang and

Junqiang Yao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1569 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosols; clouds; aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions; climate change; observations; numerical model simulations; weather and climate extremes

Advances in Climate and Water Resources Management and Drought Assessment

edited by

Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka

and Hany F. Abd-Elhamid

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open

Keywords: meteorologicl drought; hydrological drought; climate change adaptation; water resources; risk assassment; water management

Confronting the Climate Change and Health Nexus: Interactions, Impacts, and Adaptation Strategies (Second Edition)

edited by

Ying Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: global climate change; human health; public health; decarbonization; socialeconomic justice; adaptation

Climate Variability in the Mediterranean Region (Second Edition)

edited by

Nir Y. Krakauer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9588 | 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)

Climate Change and Food Sustainability: A Critical Nexus

edited by

Pedro Dinis Gaspar

and

Luxon Nhamo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8138 | 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

Coastal Climate Variability and Predictability: Challenges and Emerging Solutions

edited by Xiaoyu Long, Tongtong Xu and

Milton S. Speer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3033 | 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

Climate Change and Crop Response

edited by Xiaodong Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2252 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; crop response; physiological mechanisms; agricultural management; model prediction; agricultural resilience; yield formation; extreme climate events; climate risk assessment

Effects of Climate Change on Ecosystem Behavior Across Varied Environments

edited by

Tao Bao

Wanying Zhang

and Ning Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2149 | 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

Global and Local Climate Change: Building and Urban Mitigation Technologies Under Changing Climates

edited by

Francesco Carlucci

and

Francesco Fiorito

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 684 | 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)

Climate-Ecosystem Feedbacks in Cold and Arid Regions

edited by

Dongliang Han

, Lei Ding and

Guolong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 444 | 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

Yujun He

and Shuai Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 442 | 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)

Climate Adaptation and Resilience Economics

edited by

Sisi Meng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 229 | 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)

Climate–Technology Interactions in Agricultural Systems

edited by

Qing Sun

and

Netra Chhetri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture–climate interactions; climate change; climate variability; extreme weather events; agricultural climate risk management; weather index insurance; agricultural resilience

Drought, Evapotranspiration, and Climate-Resilient Agricultural Water Managements

edited by

Shang Chen

Huiqing Bai

and

Ning Yao

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; drought; drought monitoring; evapotranspiration; crop water requirements; water-use efficiency; agricultural water management; climate extremes; climate adaptation; food security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Climate Adaptation and Mitigation)

Coastal Resilience and Adaptation in a Changing Climate: Modeling, Monitoring, and Sustainable Infrastructure

edited by Vasiliki (Vicky) Tsoukala and Christina Tsaimou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 474 | 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

Urban Nature, Climate Resilience, and Human Health

edited by Diogo Guedes Vidal,

Fátima Alves

and Rosário Rosa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban nature; climate resilience; human health and wellbeing; environmental sociology; urban sustainability; health equity; intercultural intercultural dimensions; regenerative urban planning; place attachment and belonging; climate vulnerability; nature-based solutions; humans and non-humans participation; socio-environmental inequalities/environmental justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban Futures in a Changing Climate)

The Importance of Long Climate Records (Third Edition)

edited by

Dario Camuffo

Francesca Becherini

and Antonio della Valle

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 29 | 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

High-Impact Extremes: From Physical Mechanisms to S2S Prediction

edited by Qing Bao and

Tao Zhu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster-causing extreme weather-climate events; triggering mechanisms; maintenance mechanisms; subseasonal variability; subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction; multi-scale interactions; tropical–extratropical interactions; underlying surface forcing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weather, Events and Impacts)

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