EXtremeClimTwin - Building excellence in hydro-climate research

Abstract

It is recognized that the global mean surface temperature strongly influences the intensity of extreme precipitation increases during spring than mean precipitation increases. Due to the enormous impact that climate extremes have on the environment and human societies, they have been studied worldwide, from global, continental, and regional to the national scale. Southeast Europe is predicted to become even more vulnerable to climate extremes due to climate change. Increasing heat extremes constitute a significant risk for societies in southeast Europe. Therefore, the EXtremeClimTwin project aims to study hydro-climatic extremes over Southeast Europe.