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Nogal Macho, M. (author), Bastidas-Arteaga, Emilio (author), dos Santos Gervásio, Helena Maria (author)The impact of climate change on ambient temperature and relative humidity along with the present CO2 levels are speeding the corrosion process of reinforced concrete structures. The alarming cost of the associated reduction of the service life of structures, which is estimated to cost 3% to 4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of...conference paper 2021
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Dabrowski, M.M. (author), Chan, Faith (author), Meng, M. (author)The cities of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) have been experiencing an unprecedented urban expansion for the past four decades, leading to emergence of one of the most populous and dynamic urban regions. However, these rapidly expanding cities located in a low-lying delta area also face increasing flood risk due to a combination of anthropogenic...conference paper 2021
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Roelvink, Floortje E. (author), Storlazzi, Curt D. (author), van Dongeren, Ap R. (author), Pearson, S.G. (author)Coral reefs are effective natural coastal flood barriers that protect adjacent communities. Coral degradation compromises the coastal protection value of reefs while also reducing their other ecosystem services, making them a target for restoration. Here we provide a physics-based evaluation of how coral restoration can reduce coastal flooding...journal article 2021
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Lyu, H. (author), Dong, Zengchuan (author), Pande, S. (author)Food security is important for human well-being worldwide. However, changing climate, population growth and shrinking land resources are threatening food security in many regions of the world. Jiangsu Province, China, is one such region. It is a major food-producing region of the country but is witnessing rapid population growth and...journal article 2021
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Doust, Ken (author), Wejs, Anja (author), Zhang, T. (author), Swan, Andrew (author), Sultana, Nahid (author), Braneon, Christian (author), Luetz, Johannes (author), Casset, Laura (author), Fatorić, Sandra (author)This chapter focuses on mainland coastal towns that have populations of between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants. Through six case studies, the chapter develops an understanding of the characteristics that shape each of the communities. By exploring the climate change hazards each of the case studies are experiencing now and forecast into the...journal article 2021
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Lenderink, G. (author), de Vries, Hylke (author), Fowler, Hayley J. (author), Barbero, Renaud (author), van Ulft, Bert (author), van Meijgaard, Erik (author)It is widely recognized that future rainfall extremes will intensify. This expectation is tied to the Clausius-Clapeyron (CC) relation, stating that the maximum water vapour content in the atmosphere increases by 6-7% per degree warming. Scaling rates for the dependency of hourly precipitation extremes on near-surface (dew point) temperature...journal article 2021
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Gherri, B. (author), Maiullari, D. (author), Finizza, C. (author), Maretto, M. (author), Naboni, E. (author)Venice is known for its history and beauty and its fragility and potential demise. The city is experiencing an increase in yearly average temperatures affecting outdoor - indoor comfort and average energy expenditure. Owing to existing literature demonstrating how local microclimate depends on urban density, shape, and orientation of...journal article 2021
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Wohland, Jan (author), Brayshaw, David (author), Pfenninger, Stefan (author)To reach its goal of net greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050, the European Union seeks to massively expand wind and solar power. Relying on weather-dependent power generation, however, poses substantial risks if climate variability is not adequately understood and accounted for in energy system design. Here we quantify European wind and solar...journal article 2021
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Cipriani, L. (author)Recent events provide ample proof of the fragility of cities, territories and airport nodes when they come face-to-face with extreme and unexpected events. The Coronavirus pandemic, for example, has caused a complete disruption in the air network. Climate change, recurrent floods, rising seas, desertification, land impoverishment and, more...journal article 2021
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Bevacqua, Emanuele (author), De Michele, Carlo (author), Manning, Colin (author), Couasnon, A.A.O. (author), Ribeiro, Andreia F.S. (author), Ramos, Alexandre M. (author), Ragno, E. (author), Saunders, Kate (author), Zhang, Tianyi (author)Compound weather and climate events are combinations of climate drivers and/or hazards that contribute to societal or environmental risk. Studying compound events often requires a multidisciplinary approach combining domain knowledge of the underlying processes with, for example, statistical methods and climate model outputs. Recently, to aid...journal article 2021
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Mészáros, L. (author), van der Meulen, F.H. (author), Jongbloed, G. (author), El Serafy, G.Y.H. (author)Spring phytoplankton blooms in the southern North Sea substantially contribute to annual primary production and largely influence food web dynamics. Studying long-term changes in spring bloom dynamics is therefore crucial for understanding future climate responses and predicting implications on the marine ecosystem. This paper aims to study...journal article 2021
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Zhang, Jing (author), Jia, Li (author), Menenti, M. (author), Zhou, Jie (author), Ren, Shaoting (author)Glacier and snow are sensitive indicators of regional climate variability. In the early 21st century, glaciers in the West Kunlun and Pamir regions showed stable or even slightly positive mass budgets, and this is anomalous in a worldwide context of glacier recession. We studied the evolution of snow cover to understand whether it could...journal article 2021
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Mubeen, Adam (author), Ruangpan, L. (author), Vojinovic, Zoran (author), Torrez, Arlex Sanchez (author), Plavšić, Jasna (author)Adverse effects of climate change are increasing around the world and the floods are posing significant challenges for water managers. With climate projections showing increased risks of storms and extreme precipitation, the use of traditional measures alone is no longer an option. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) offer a suitable alternative to...journal article 2021
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Ke, Q. (author), Yin, Jiangshan (author), Bricker, J.D. (author), Savage, Nicholas (author), Buonomo, Erasmo (author), Ye, Qinghua (author), Visser, P.J. (author), Dong, Guangtao (author), Jonkman, Sebastiaan N. (author)Climate change leads to sea level rise worldwide, as well as increases in the intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones (TCs). Storm surge induced by TC’s, together with spring tides, threatens to cause failure of flood defenses, resulting in massive flooding in low-lying coastal areas. However, limited research has been done on the...journal article 2021
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Palin, Erika J. (author), Stipanovic Oslakovic, Irina (author), Gavin, Kenneth (author), Quinn, Andrew (author)Weather phenomena can result in severe impacts on railway infrastructure. In future, projected changes to the frequency and/or intensity of extreme weather events could change weather–infrastructure risk profiles. Infrastructure owners and operators need to manage current weather impacts and put in place adequate plans to anticipate and adapt...review 2021
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Niklaβ, Malte (author), Grewe, V. (author), Gollnick, Volker (author), Dahlmann, Katrin (author)Approximately 50–75% of aviation's climate impact is caused by non-CO<sub>2</sub> effects, like the production of ozone and the formation of contrail cirrus clouds, which can be effectively prevented by re-routing flights around highly climate-sensitive areas. Here, we discuss options how to incentivize re-routing approaches and apply...journal article 2021
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Wang, Shuai (author), Toumi, Ralf (author), Ye, Qinghua (author), Ke, Q. (author), Bricker, J.D. (author), Tian, Zhan (author), Sun, Laixiang (author)It has been shown that the proportion of intense tropical cyclones (TCs) has been increasing together with a poleward migration of TC track. However, their relative importance to TC surge at landfall remains unknown. Here we examine the sensitivity of TC surge in Shanghai to landfall location and intensity with a new dynamical modelling...journal article 2021
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López-Gunn, Elena (author), Swinkels, J.R.A. (author), Anzaldúa, Gerardo (author), Bea, Manuel (author), Colaço, Maria Conceição (author), Deksne, Māra (author), Lalaj, Nensi (author), McDonald, Hugh (author), Rica, Marta (author)This paper presents the concept of communities of innovation for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. The paper discusses the added value of these types of communities to help address uncertain futures from the impact of climate change, which are highly context dependent. The paper frames these communities of innovation as part...journal article 2021
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Khait, M. (author), Voskov, D.V. (author)Alternative to CPU computing architectures, such as GPU, continue to evolve increasing the gap in peak memory bandwidth achievable on a conventional workstation or laptop. Such architectures are attractive for reservoir simulation, which performance is generally bounded by system memory bandwidth. However, to harvest the benefit of a new...conference paper 2021