Fall Meeting 2022

December 12 - 16, 2022

This session proposes to serve as a bridge between several compound-natural-hazard sessions from recent years and as an expansion of them into a more forward-looking and discussion-oriented space. Despite similarities in concepts and techniques, there has been a tendency for research on compound climate events and related risks to become siloed. For example, considerable separation exists between work in large-scale dynamics and flood hazards. This artificial distance inhibits insights that could be achieved with greater integration along the chain from initial drivers to ultimate impacts, and this session’s vision is to promote such integration by providing a framework and space for scholarly communication. The proposed format is modular, with two or three 20-minute invited keynotes, each followed by 40 minutes of a mixture of lightning talks and themed small-group discussion. Focus topics will be (1) key research gaps (e.g. related to physical processes, earth-system domains, or sectoral impacts) and how to address them; (2) the newest applications made possible by advances in high-performance computing and compilation of large datasets; and (3) methods for better forecasting compound-event occurrences and impacts. We welcome lightning-talk submissions on any aspect of the above topics, including ones likely to stimulate follow-on discussion by being of a persuasive nature or by concerning areas of especially active debate and inquiry.