A novel framework for the expedient assessment of flood risk to transportation networks
focused on the response of the most critical and vulnerable infrastructure assets, the …

Europe and the Mediterranean are considered climate change hot spots. This is the reason
why this paper focuses on the analysis of the trends of essential climate variables in a …

The current work focuses on the development of a regional precipitation index (RPI) to rank
precipitation events in Greece, with the goal of identifying the most severe weather events in …

Heat waves pose a substantial and increasing risk to public health. Heat health early
warning systems (HHEWSs) and response plans are increasingly being adopted to alert …

Greece is characterized by a significant warming trend in recent decades, accompanied by
increasing frequency, intensity, and duration of heat waves (HWs). A particularly devastating …

This chapter provides an overview of the development, implementation, and evaluation of
early warning systems designed to reduce the risks associated with heatwaves. It begins by …

Flood-producing rainfall amounts have a significant cumulative economic impact. Despite
the advance in flood risk mitigation measures, the cost of rehabilitation and compensation of …

Summer 2023 saw record high temperatures across several European countries with these
heat events being unofficially dubbed Cerberus and Charon. This has led to discussion …

Detailed information on coastal storm impacts is crucial to evaluate the degree of damages
caused by floods, implementing effective recovery actions for risk prevention and …

The application of machine learning (ML) algorithms in large datasets in the field of
meteorology is at the forefront of research. In this context, the use of satellite data to estimate …