Topic: Extreme weather

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

The programme connects coastal-ocean processes with atmosphere–land interactions, monsoon variability and extreme weather, emphasizing the Indian Ocean while addressing wider climate questions. Participants combine observations, theory and numerical modelling to study hydrology, coastal feedbacks and prediction. Hands-on training runs January 18–25, followed by a research discussion meeting on January 27–29. The training targets graduate students and early-career scientists; the discussion meeting admits the broader relevant research community through selection based on research background and