Weather and Climate Extremes Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing Methods

Dear Colleagues,

The increased frequency and severity of extreme weather and climate events, fueled by climate change, has resulted in an increased number of disasters impacting vulnerable countries in Asia–Oceania, one of the world's most disaster-prone regions. Weather and climate extremes are of particular concern, such as tropical cyclones, hydrological extremes (droughts and floods) and their impacts. 

Scientific results obtained through the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Space-based Weather and Climate Extremes Monitoring (SWCEM) in the Asia-Pacific region and the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) activities will be central to this Special Issue. Proactive disaster responses maximize disaster risk reduction and preparation efforts in non-disaster periods. In this Special Issue, reports on proactive adaptation strategies for addressing the impacts of natural hazards, such as droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, will be presented, with a particular focus on two key climate adaptation strategies—climate risk assessments and early warning systems. 

This Special Issue aims to include papers which discuss, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Remote sensing applications for monitoring extreme weather and climate events, e.g., drought, floods, tropical cyclones;
• Remote sensing applications for climate risk assessments.

Dr. Yuriy Kuleshov
Guest Editor

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