World Meteorological Day, 23 March 2026
Observed annually on 23 March, World Meteorological Day highlights the vital role of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in safeguarding lives, supporting sustainable development, and enhancing societal resilience to weather-, climate-, and water-related hazards. The 2026 theme, “Observing Today, Protecting Tomorrow”, underscores the importance of advancing observation systems and scientific knowledge to better anticipate risks and protect future generations.
Reflecting this mission, established MDPI journals in Environmental and Earth Sciences serve as platforms for scholarly exchange and collaboration, advancing research on climate processes, atmospheric and hydrological dynamics, environmental sustainability, disaster risk reduction, and the role of emerging technologies in Earth system observation and analysis. Through these efforts, MDPI supports meaningful dialogue and research addressing both current and emerging challenges in weather, climate, and environmental science.
| Geosciences | Environment & Ecology | ||
| ● Atmosphere; | ● Geomatics; | ● Coasts; | ● Oceans; |
| ● Climate; | ● Geosciences; | ● Energies; | ● Sustainability; |
| ● Earth; | ● Meteorology; | ● Environments; | ● Urban Science; |
| ● GeoHazards; | ● Remote Sensing. | ● Forests; | ● Water. |
| ● Hydrology; | |||
| Business & Economics | |||
| ● Forecasting. | |||
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| Prof. Dr. John Boland, Adelaide University, Australia |
Dr. Edoardo Bucchignani, CIRA – Italian Aerospace Research Center, Italy |
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| Dr. Dimitris Kaskaoutis, University of Western Macedonia, Greece |
Dr. Kostas Eleftheratos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
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“Climatic Changes Shift Macroalgal Assemblages from Cold- to Warm-Adapted Species: The Venice Lagoon as a Study Case”
by Adriano Sfriso, Yari Tomio and Andrea Augusto Sfriso
Environments 2025, 12(5), 149; https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12050149
“Urban Microclimates in a Warming World: Land Surface Temperature (LST) Trends Across Ten Major Cities on Seven Continents”
by Yiğitalp Kara and Veli Yavuz
Urban Sci. 2025, 9(4), 115; https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9040115
“Summer Diurnal LST Variability Across Local Climate Zones Using ECOSTRESS Data in Lecce and Milan”
by Gianluca Pappaccogli, Antonio Esposito and Riccardo Buccolieri
Atmosphere 2025, 16(4), 377; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16040377
“Assessing Drought Severity in Greece Using Geospatial Data and Environmental Indices”
by Constantina Vasilakou, Dimitrios E. Tsesmelis, Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos, Pantelis E. Barouchas, Ilias Machairas, Elissavet G. Feloni, Andreas Tsatsaris and Christos A. Karavitis
Geomatics 2025, 5(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/geomatics5010010
“A Performance Comparison Study on Climate Prediction in Weifang City Using Different Deep Learning Models”
by Qingchun Guo, Zhenfang He, Zhaosheng Wang, Shuaisen Qiao, Jingshu Zhu and Jiaxin Chen
Water 2024, 16(19), 2870; https://doi.org/10.3390/w16192870
“Peruvian North Coast Climate Variability and Regional Ocean–Atmosphere Forcing”
by Mark R. Jury and Luis E. Alfaro-Garcia
Coasts 2024, 4(3), 508-534; https://doi.org/10.3390/coasts4030026
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“Applications of Multi-Instrument Remote Sensing in Climate Change and Sustainability Monitoring” |
“Changing Coastal Ecosystems Under the Context of Climate Change, Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Urbanization” |
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“Impacts of Extreme Storms in Surface Water Resources, Systems, and Infrastructure—Evidence from Storm Daniel (2023) in Greece”
by Michalis Diakakis, Petros Andriopoulos, Andromachi Sarantopoulou, Ioannis Kapris, Christos Filis, Aliki Konsolaki, Emmanuel Vassilakis and Panagiotis Nastos
GeoHazards 2026, 7(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/geohazards7010014
“Wind Regime Variability and Spatiotemporal Distribution of Aeolian Sand Hazards Along a Gobi Desert Highway in the Ejin Banner, Northern China”
by Xixi Ma, Jianhua Xiao, Zhengyi Yao, Xuefeng Hong and Xinglu Gao
Sustainability 2026, 18(3), 1645; https://doi.org/10.3390/su18031645
“A Case Study of a Wintertime Low-Level Jet Associated with a Downslope Wind Event at the Tiksi Observatory (Laptev Sea, Siberia)”
by Günther Heinemann
Meteorology 2025, 4(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology4010007
“Characterizing the Tropical Cyclones Activity over Arabian Sea (1982–2021)”
by Abdulhaleem H. Labban, H. M. Hasanean, Ali Almahri, Ali Salem Al-Sakkaf and Mahmoud A. A. Hussein
Oceans 2024, 5(4), 840-856; https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans5040048
“A Case Study of the Possible Meteorological Causes of Unexpected Fire Behavior in the Pantanal Wetland, Brazil”
by Flavio T. Couto, Filippe L. M. Santos, Cátia Campos, Carolina Purificação, Nuno Andrade, Juan M. López-Vega and Matthieu Lacroix
Earth 2024, 5(3), 548-563; https://doi.org/10.3390/earth5030028
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“Climate Change Scenarios and Impacts for the Mountain Regions at Middle Latitudes” |
“Observations, Modeling, and Theory of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer” |
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“Deep Learning-Based Multi-Source Precipitation Forecasting in Arid Regions Using Different Optimizations: A Case Study from Konya, Turkey”
by Vahdettin Demir
Forecasting 2025, 7(4), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/forecast7040060
“Climatic and Forest Drivers of Wildfires in South Korea (1980–2024): Trends, Predictions, and the Role of the Wildland–Urban Interface”
by Jinchan Park, Jihoon Suh and Minho Baek
Forests 2025, 16(9), 1476; https://doi.org/10.3390/f16091476
“Systematic Biases in Tropical Drought Monitoring: Rethinking SPI Application in Mesoamerica’s Humid Regions”
by David Romero and Eric J. Alfaro
Meteorology 2025, 4(3), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology4030018
“Impact of Climate Conditions on the Sensitivity of Long-Term Annual River Flow in a Cascade-Dammed River System: The Brda River Case Study (Poland)”
by Dawid Szatten, Edward Zbigniew Łaszyca, Alberto Bosino, Mattia De Amicis and Oleksandr Obodovskyi
Geosciences 2025, 15(6), 197; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15060197
“Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Development in the Context of Energy Consumption and Impact on Climate Change”
by Sergiusz Pimenow, Olena Pimenowa and Piotr Prus
Energies 2024, 17(23), 5965; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17235965
“The Importance and Scientific Value of Long Weather and Climate Records; Examples of Historical Marine Data Efforts across the Globe”
by Jürg Luterbacher, Rob Allan, Clive Wilkinson, Ed Hawkins, Praveen Teleti, Andrew Lorrey, Stefan Brönnimann, Peer Hechler, Kondylia Velikou and Elena Xoplaki
Climate 2024, 12(3), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12030039
“A Novel Fusion-Based Methodology for Drought Forecasting”
by Huihui Zhang, Hugo A. Loaiciga and Tobias Sauter
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(5), 828; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16050828
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“Sustainable Management of Energy Resources, Energy Strategies and Climate Change: 3rd Edition” |
“Wildfire Hazards in a Changing Climate: Risks, Impacts, and Adaptation” |
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The 7th International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences Highlights Click here to read the full list of papers. |
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