[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean cyclones: Current knowledge and open questions on dynamics, prediction, climatology and impacts

E Flaounas, S Davolio, S Raveh-Rubin… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - wcd.copernicus.org
A large number of intense cyclones occur every year in the Mediterranean basin, one of the
climate change hotspots. Producing a broad range of severe socio-economic and …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme weather and societal impacts in the eastern Mediterranean

A Hochman, F Marra, G Messori, JG Pinto… - Earth System …, 2022 - esd.copernicus.org
Gaining a holistic understanding of extreme weather, from its physical drivers to its impacts
on society and ecosystems, is key to supporting future risk reduction and preparedness …

Extremes floods of Venice: characteristics, dynamics, past and future evolution

P Lionello, D Barriopedro, C Ferrarin… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2020 - nhess.copernicus.org
Floods in the Venice city centre result from the superposition of several factors: astronomical
tides, seiches and atmospherically forced fluctuations, which include storm surges …

Countries most exposed to individual and concurrent extremes and near-permanent extreme conditions at different global warming levels

F Batibeniz, M Hauser, SI Seneviratne - Earth System Dynamics, 2023 - esd.copernicus.org
It is now certain that human-induced climate change is increasing the incidence of extreme
temperature, precipitation and drought events globally. A critical aspect of these extremes is …

The impact of climate change on the storm surges of the Mediterranean Sea: Coastal sea level responses to deep depression atmospheric systems

CV Makris, K Tolika, VN Baltikas, K Velikou… - Ocean Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to systematically assess the impacts of projected climate change on
episodic events of sea level elevation in coastal areas of the Mediterranean, induced by …

Climate change impacts on wind power generation for the Italian peninsula

R Bonanno, F Viterbo, RG Maurizio - Regional Environmental Change, 2023 - Springer
Wind energy is one of the key renewable resources contributing to climate change mitigation
policies in national and international energy transition strategies. However, climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Managing climate change impacts on the Western Mountain Aquifer: Implications for Mediterranean karst groundwater resources

L Bresinsky, J Kordilla, T Hector, I Engelhardt… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Many studies highlight the decrease in precipitation due to climate change in the
Mediterranean region, making it a prominent hotspot. This study examines the combined …

[HTML][HTML] A composite approach to produce reference datasets for extratropical cyclone tracks: application to Mediterranean cyclones

E Flaounas, L Aragão, L Bernini, S Dafis… - Weather and Climate …, 2023 - wcd.copernicus.org
Many cyclone detection and tracking methods (CDTMs) have been developed in the past to
study the climatology of extratropical cyclones. However, all CDTMs have different …

Linking compound weather extremes to Mediterranean cyclones, fronts, and airstreams

A Portal, S Raveh-Rubin, JL Catto… - Weather and Climate …, 2024 - wcd.copernicus.org
Mediterranean cyclones are the primary driver of many types of surface weather extremes in
the Mediterranean region, the association with extreme rainfall being the most established …

Last glacial maximum hydro-climate and cyclone characteristics in the Levant: a regional modelling perspective

P Ludwig, A Hochman - Environmental Research Letters, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Proxy-based hydro-climate reconstructions in the Levant suggest enhanced water
availability during the last glacial maximum (LGM) compared to present-day conditions. To …