Topic: atmospheric rivers

This specialist meeting examines atmospheric rivers, their impacts on weather and climate, and their connections to water resources and environmental systems. The conference takes place in Porto on 19–23 October 2026. Registration remains open until 10 October 2026; abstract submission has closed.

Extreme weather evolves over minutes, hours and days, but research on how people change their responses during an event remains limited by the difficulty of collecting repeated observations. This team developed longitudinal panel surveys that revisit the same people during an unfolding threat and after the event, collecting data across three hurricanes and two atmospheric rivers. The speakers explain the evolving survey design and collaborations, then present findings from Hurricane Ian on changing warning awareness, information use, risk perception and efficacy beliefs, alongside people’s la