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The damage and threats caused by extreme weather events have become more varied in different regions across Europe and worldwide in recent years.  In 2005 the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki was nearly flooded because… Read More

Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Maria Nogal and Alan O’Connor from the department of Civil Engineering at Trinity College Dublin presented the paper ‘Bi-phase methodology for sensitivity analysis of complex models, applied to the model of evaluating resilience… Read More

Natural disasters do not stop at national borders. Early warning, better preparedness and coordinated action on a European level are necessary to cope with the impact of severe weather on infrastructure and people. In summer… Read More

Railways and public transport systems are particularly vulnerable to thunderstorms. But early warning remains a challenge, which makes it hard for operators to take adequate measures With summertime and heat waves approaching, thunderstorms are becoming… Read More

On the 9th of June 2016, Dr. Alan O’Connor, presented a keynote lecture on the RAIN project at the OCEANEXT Conference in Nantes, France. The title of his presentation was “Risk Analysis of Infrastructure Networks… Read More

RAIN participated to the 6th European Transport Research Conference, held in Warsaw, Poland from 18th – 21st April 2016 () and attended by approx 2500 professionals in the transportation industry. Professor Alan O’Connor participated on behalf of RAIN… Read More

Assessing the social and economic impact of power outages caused by extreme weather helps decision makers and grid operators in Europe take adequate measures to ensure future power supply In January 2005, a severe storm… Read More

Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Maria Nogal, Alan O’Connor and Brian Caulfield presented their latest research in the field of Transport Resilience in the World’s Largest Gathering of Transportation Professionals, Annual Meeting TRB, where the team had the… Read More

On December 8th 2015, the RAIN consortium participated in the debate about future research ideas for ‘Safety and Security in Critical Infrastructures’ at the Knowledge4Innovation Forum at the European Parliament in Brussels. The summit was… Read More

As well as being a time for celebration, winter in Europe is a time for serious weather. Blizzards, flash floods, hurricanes, heavy snow fall can cause chaos, major disruption, economic loss, and endanger lives. Because… Read More

The occurrence of severe weather events appears to be more frequent, more widespread and more intense during the last century. One of the results of this phenomenon is that vital systems such as transport, energy and… Read More

Understanding which extreme weather events may have caused problems in the past leads to assess the potential impact of future such events on infrastructures. In Central or Northern Europe, extreme snowfall, snow storms or freezing… Read More