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Call for abstracts: Compound event session at EGU2019 organised by DAMOCLES

We are excited to invite submissions to the session "Understanding and modelling compound climate and weather events and their impacts (NH1.3/AS4.49)" at the EGU General Meeting in April 2019. This session, organised by DAMOCLES, aims to bring together climate scientists, impact modellers, statisticians, and stakeholders to discuss Compound Events, share their findings and connect to the … Continue reading Call for abstracts: Compound event session at EGU2019 organised by DAMOCLES

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Training School on Dynamical Modelling of Compound Events

Blog post written by:Patricia Silva and Khalil Teber  On the morning of the 18th of July, around 30 people gathered in a warm room on the first floor of the Faculty of Science of the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest, Hungary. Amongst the sound of nervous fidgeting and shy smiles, excitement was in the air. … Continue reading Training School on Dynamical Modelling of Compound Events

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COST DAMOCLES final conference brought global experts together to work on compound weather events

Blog post written by:Minna M. Keinänen-ToivolaSatakunta University of Applied Sciences, COST DAMOCLES WG2 leader European scientists and experts have co-worked on compound events in the COST DAMOCLES project for the past four years. The results of DAMOCLES were presented, and next steps of co-operation were discussed at the final conference which was organized in sunny … Continue reading COST DAMOCLES final conference brought global experts together to work on compound weather events

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On a business trip on the other side of Europe

Blog post written by:Minna M. Keinänen-ToivolaSatakunta University of Applied Sciences, COST DAMOCLES WG2 leader During the Corona time, business travel has been scarce. My third business trip in a year was to Lisbon, Portugal, for the final meetings and conference of the COST DAMOCLES project. The previous annual meeting of COST DAMOCLES took place in … Continue reading On a business trip on the other side of Europe

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final conference of the DAMOCLES COST action

This summer we will welcome you in Lisbon for the final conference of the DAMOCLES COST action. The conference is entitled ‘Perspectives and ways forward in Compound Event research’ and will be hosted by the Instituto Dom Luiz during 6-8 September 2022. This conference ends the four years of DAMOCLES and aims to bring together … Continue reading final conference of the DAMOCLES COST action

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Workshop summary: Challenges of linking climate and disaster data to improve the study of compound climate and extreme events

by Khalil Teber, PhD candidate at the university of Leipzig in the RSC4Earth group The 23rd and 24th of February, I organized an online workshop about disaster impact data, and how they could be jointly used with climate data to further improve our understanding of extreme events. Participants from different backgrounds took part in the … Continue reading Workshop summary: Challenges of linking climate and disaster data to improve the study of compound climate and extreme events

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Atmospheric mechanisms triggering concurrent drought and heat wave events in summer over northeastern Brazil

Guest blog by Hakki BaltaciTechnical University of Gebze, Turkey Variations and atmospheric bottom mechanisms triggering simultaneous drought and heat wave events is a phenomenon of natural origin that affects approximately 1.5 billion people and is responsible for one third of all impacts of natural disasters. The Northeast of Brazil (NEB) is one of the regions … Continue reading Atmospheric mechanisms triggering concurrent drought and heat wave events in summer over northeastern Brazil

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Commitment of stakeholders – magic or an everyday practice?

Interreg Baltic Sea Region project NOAH, one of the COST DAMOCLES pilot projects, has worked closely with stakeholders to protect the Baltic Sea from compound events in flooding. NOAH’s task is transnational and requires engaging people in all areas. Blog post written by:Minna M. Keinänen-Toivola, Hanna RissanenSatakunta University of Applied Sciences, Finland Stakeholders, a term … Continue reading Commitment of stakeholders – magic or an everyday practice?

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Business travelling in Germany European-wide cooperation on weather extremes

This blog post was written by Minna M. Keinänen-Toivola, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology, Maritime Logistics Research Center and is a copy of the blog post originally posted here. The coronavirus pandemic stopped business travelling in international projects for over one and half years. In international projects, the face-to-face … Continue reading Business travelling in Germany European-wide cooperation on weather extremes

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PhD position in data science and the dynamics of multi-hazard risk

Do you want to contribute to the sustainable management of natural hazards? Do you want to work on multi-hazard risk science? And do you want to do this in a team of outstanding water and climate scientists? Then, please apply for this PhD position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. JOB DESCRIPTION You will work on research … Continue reading PhD position in data science and the dynamics of multi-hazard risk

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PhD position in modelling the dynamics of multi-hazard risk

Do you want to contribute to the sustainable management of natural hazards, working on multi-hazard risk science in a team of outstanding water and climate scientists? Please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. JOB DESCRIPTION You will work on research leading to a PhD thesis on assessing the dynamics of multi-risk due to interactions between different … Continue reading PhD position in modelling the dynamics of multi-hazard risk