Extreme precipitation events

• Published in: Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Water Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. e1611 - n/a
• Main Authors: Gimeno, Luis, Sorí, Rogert, Vázquez, Marta, Stojanovic, Milica, Algarra, Iago, Eiras‐Barca, Jorge, Gimeno‐Sotelo, Luis, Nieto, Raquel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2022; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Climate change; extreme precipitation; extreme threshold definition; Extreme weather; global moisture transport; Human influences; Hydrology; Moisture effects; observed and future changes; Precipitation; Urban areas; Urban populations

The effect of increased populations concentrated in urban areas, coupled with the ongoing threat of climate change, means that society is becoming increasingly vulnerable to the effects of extreme precipitation. The study of these events is therefore a key topic in climate research, in their physica...