New Publication: Multi-Hazard Scenarios of Extreme Compounded Events at the Local Scale Under Climate Change

Published by Dimitra Panou on August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

We are pleased to announce that a new publication authored by Athanasios Sfetsos, Nadia Politi and Diamando Vlachogiannis, researchers from the Environmental Research Laboratory (EREL) of NCSR “Demokritos” has been published in the international peer-reviewed journal Atmosphere:

This work introduces a methodology for assessing multi-hazard scenarios of extreme compounded events and their duration using high-resolution climate simulations for both historical and future periods under the RCP8.5 climate change scenario.

Focusing on selected locations in Greece, the study investigates 20- and 50-year return levels of hazards occurring within specific timeframes and in combination with concurrent extremes of other surface variables. The results reveal the geographical dependence of such events and underline the importance of using high spatial resolution climate data in local risk assessments.

This article is part of the Special Issue “Climate Change and Extreme Weather Disaster Risks (2nd Edition)” in Atmosphere.