Extreme events and climate
23 August – 28 August 2015
Congressi Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland
Scope
Weather and climate extreme events can result in large disasters. A changing climate can lead to changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent, duration, and timing of these events. Understanding the processes underlying the formation of extreme events and improving the predictability of extreme events is a major scientific challenge and of crucial importance for the society. The specific topics to be addressed include:
- Mechanisms and processes responsible for the development of extreme events
- Observational evidences for changes in extreme events
- Uncertainties in seasonal to interannual predictions and long-term projections of extreme events
- Technical, economic and societal challenges related to extreme events.
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