| Session Details | |
| Section | AS - Atmospheric Sciences |
| Session Title | Extreme Weather Resiliency: Prediction and Response Strategies |
| Main Convener | Dr. Everette Joseph (University at Albany, State University of New York, United States) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Pay-Liam Lin (National Central University, Taiwan) Prof. Ming-Jen Yang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) Dr. Shanka Lal Garg (Disaster Advances, India) Mr. Ashwajeet Garg (World Research Journals, India) |
| Session Description | Globally, extreme weather is on the rise. Flooding alone are impacting 96 million people a year at an average cost of $13.7 billion. Coastal and inland communities are becoming more vulnerable and exposed to increasing extreme precipitation trends associated with changing large-scale patterns. Yet the accurate prediction of extreme events remains a critical scientific challenge. Proper mitigation could reduce adverse extreme weather impacts, particularly flood-related loses. Extreme weather resiliency demands improved weather and climate prediction and response strategies to strength the protection of life and property. There are active research aimed to decrease vulnerability and exposures, with more precise short-range and long-term forecasts, more effective warning tools, and more effective decision support for decision makers and emergency responders. For instance, there is an ongoing US-Taiwan PIRE (Partnerships for International Research and Education) project to address the challenges associated with extreme weather resiliency with a particular focus on reducing the impacts/risks of extreme precipitation through the enhancement of weather and climate prediction models and a better understanding of decision-making risk and response during extreme events. This session would solicit observational and modeling studies on the following areas: (1) quantification and characterization of past and future climate influences on regional weather extremes, (2) the development of ensemble techniques for providing probabilistic guidance of weather extremes, (3) the development of microphysical schemes for both weather and climate regimes, and (4) decision support and response in emergency management of weather extremes. Submissions on all aspects of weather and climate extremes are welcomed in these areas. |