Daniel Sempere-Torres & Anastasios Karakostas 
Responding to Extreme Weather Events 

RESPONDING TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS

An up-to-date discussion of the latest in weather-related event forecasting and management

In Responding to Extreme Weather Events, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a timely and authoritative exploration of three international extreme weather projects: ANYWHERE, I-REACT, and Be AWARE. The key contributions from policymaking, science, and industry in each project are discussed, as are the resulting improved measures and technologies for forecasting and managing weather-related extreme events.

The authors cover the entire crisis management cycle, from awareness and early warning to effective responses to extreme weather events. Readers will also find:

* A thorough introduction to the science and policy background of managing extreme weather events
* Comprehensive explorations of impact forecasting for extreme weather events, including discussion of the ANYWHERE project
* Practical discussions of how to improve resilience to weather-related emergencies with advanced cyber technologies, including discussion of the I-REACT project
* A novel framework for crisis management during extreme weather events, including discussion of the Be AWARE project

Essential for disaster management professionals, Responding to Extreme Weather Events will also benefit academic staff and researchers with an interest in extreme weather events and their consequences.

Table of Content

1.1 The ANYWHERE paradigm shift in responding to weather and climate emergencies: Impact forecasting, dynamic vulnerability and the need for citizen?s involvement

1.2 Hydrometeorological drought forecasts: Lessons learned from ANYWHERE and next steps to improve drought management

1.3 Experiences and lessons learnt in Wildfire management with PROPAGATOR, an Operational Cellular-Automata Based Wildfire Simulator

1.4 Building an operational decision support system for multiple weather-induced health hazards: ANYWHERE developments and future applications

1.5 The EUMETNET OPERA radar network ? European-wide precipitation composites supporting rainfall-induced flash flood emergency management

1.6 Towards impact-based communication during climate emergencies: A community-based approach to improve flood early warning systems

1.7 Challenges for a better use of crowdfunding information in climate emergency situational awareness and early warning systems

1.8 Co-evaluation: How to measure achievements in complex co-production projects? ANYWHERE?s contribution to enhance emergency management of weather and climate events

1.9 Co-evaluation: How to measure achievements in complex co-production projects? ANYWHERE?s contribution to enhance emergency management of weather and climate events

2.1 Using Artificial Intelligence to manage extreme weather events: The impact of the be AWARE solution

2.2 Innovative visual analysis solutions to support disaster management

2.3 Social media monitoring for disaster management

3.1 Human-centred public warnings

3.2 A DRM solution for professionals and citizens

3.3 Transforming data coming from social media streams into disaster-related information

4. Conclusions and perspectives

About the author

Daniel Sempere-Torres is Professor at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Anastasios Karakostas is Director at DRAXIS Environmental S.A. and former Senior Researcher at the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Claudio Rossi is Program Manager and Senior Researcher at LINKS Foundation, Turin, Italy.

Philippe Quevauviller is Former Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium and Research Programming and Policy Officer at the European Commission.