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With climate change firmly on the agenda, investors are increasingly hesitant to fund infrastructure projects that aren’t future-proofed  In our connected world, any disruption to infrastructure ripples through society. But vital infrastructure such as transport… Read More

Researchers are analysing specific weather events from the past in an attempt to draw more general conclusions on how to anticipate those to come. The precious data obtained should also help mitigate the impact of… Read More

The frequency and severity of the latest extreme weather events in Europe has sent out a strong alarm signal, urging both local authorities and scientists to act. Part of the solution to counter the devastating… 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

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

“The RAIN workshop on hazardous past weather events at the Freie Universitaet in Berlin on 27 February 2015 was a big success, bringing together very interested stakeholders and the RAIN researchers. Different extreme event types were actively discussed, and a panel… Read More

8th European Conference on Severe Storms – ECSS 2015 Wiener Neustadt, Austria 14-18 September 2015 Every two years, the international scientific community gets together to exchange the newest developments in severe storm research. These conferences… Read More

Engineers from Trinity speak on RTÉ about their involvement in project RAIN, which seeks to develop an extreme weather risk-management framework for use across the EU. This is the time of year at which many… Read More