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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4309-2026
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Invited perspectives
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Invited perspectives: Towards usable compound event research
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, New York City, USA
Emanuele Bevacqua
Department of Compound Environmental Risks, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Mariana Madruga de Brito
Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Institute of Geography, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
Wiebke S. Jäger
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pauline Rivoire
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Cassandra D. W. Rogers
Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia
Fabiola Banfi
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Fulden Batibeniz
Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
James Carruthers
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Carlo De Michele
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Silvia Di Angeli
Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, 54000 Nancy, France
Université de Lorraine, LOTERR, 57000 Metz, France
Cristina Deidda
Department of Water and Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Marleen C. de Ruiter
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Andreas H. Fink
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Henrique M. D. Goulart
Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands
Katharina Küpfer
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Patrick Ludwig
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Douglas Maraun
Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Gabriele Messori
Dept. of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes (climes), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Dept. of Meteorology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Shruti Nath
Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Fiachra O'Loughlin
UCD Dooge Centre for Water Resources Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Joaquim G. Pinto
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Benjamin Poschlod
Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Risk, Earth and Society Research Hub (ESRAH), Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Institute for Global Water Security, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
Alexandre M. Ramos
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Colin Raymond
Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Andreia F. S. Ribeiro
Department of Compound Environmental Risks, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Deepti Singh
School of the Environment, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, USA
Laura Suarez Gutierrez
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE), Paris, France
Meteorology and Air Quality Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Philip J. Ward
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands
Christopher J. White
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Editorial statement
This perspective puts a focus on compound events which produce damage. Other than events caused by single extremes, these are related to a combination of influences, including co-located multivariate events, spatially compounding events arising from individual spatially separated
events, temporally compounding events and preconditioned events. As the authors are directly working with stake-holders and decision makers on a regular basis, their view provides literature-based insight on the requirements that should be fulfilled for producing scientific results which effectively support early warning systems and stakeholder decisions.
This perspective puts a focus on compound events which produce damage. Other than events caused...
Short summary
Impacts from extreme weather events may become more severe due to increased likelihood of compounding events under global warming, which challenge present day climate modelling and forecasting capacities. In this perspective we reflect on the usability of compound event research to bridge the gap between academic research and real-world applications.
Impacts from extreme weather events may become more severe due to increased likelihood of...
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