A new international study led by scientists from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), in collaboration with leading research institutions including COMPASS partners, has found that floods combined with
We are excited to share the fourth COMPASS Newsletter, designed to update you on the progress and results of our project activities, along with other significant developments in the field
A new COMPASS open-source software framework — CLIMB: Framework for CLIMate data bias-adjustment and downscaling — has been published in SoftwareX. The tool provides a fully automated pipeline for processing
The COMPASS project recently released a report on “Storylines connecting hazard, exposure, vulnerability and impacts to decision-making for Phase I“. This collection of case study stories presents accessible, non-technical narratives
Extreme climate event attribution allows us to assess the relative contribution of human carbon emissions and resulting global climate change to the probability and intensity of climate extremes such as
The COMPASS project recently released a “Counterfactual dataset of tropical cyclone-affected areas“. The dataset contains high resolution simulations of factual and counterfactual maximum (across time of the event) flood depth
The COMPASS project’s recent scientific publication, “Attribution of flood impacts shows strong benefits of adaptation in Europe since 1950”, was presented at two high-level expert meetings in October and November
From 13 to 14 October 2025, the COMPASS project partners gathered in the city of Chania, Crete, for the 3rd General Assembly. The two-day meeting, hosted by SEVEN, provided an
We are excited to share the third COMPASS Newsletter, designed to update you on the progress and results of our project activities, along with other significant developments in the field
The COMPASS project recently released a report on “Hazard and Impact Synthesis and Attribution for Phase I use case“. This document provides an in-depth summary of the implementation, strengths, and
The COMPASS project recently released a “Dataset on weather types and largescale climate drivers“. This dataset facilitates the analysis of relationships between UK weather types and large-scale drivers relevant to
The COMPASS project recently released a “Report on understanding of weather types and large-scale climate drivers“. This report presents a novel framework (outlined in Figure 1) to identify, assess and
A new study, supported by the COMPASS project and published in Science Advances, reveals that adaptation measures have significantly reduced flood-related economic losses and fatalities across Europe over the past
The COMPASS project, in collaboration with the WorldPop project, has successfully developed and provided a new population dataset to support Earth system modeling for CMIP7 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase
The COMPASS project recently released a “Report on integration of datasets and models“. This report presents a modular and scalable workflow framework, developed within the COMPASS project, designed to support
A new research position focusing on attribution storylines (non-impact) is now open at the University of Reading, offered within the C3S attribution activity. This role provides an opportunity to contribute
The journal Environmetrics has launched a call for papers for a forthcoming special issue titled “Extreme Processes and Their Impact on Hazards and Risks.” This special issue aims to bring
The European Commission has an open call on “The attribution to climate change, and improved forecasting of extreme and slow-onset climate- and weather-related events and their impacts” [HORIZON-CL5-2025-06-D1-04]. The deadline
World Weather Attribution (WWA)highlighted that “of a total of seven WWA studies that produced inconclusive results, four focused on weather events in Africa”, while “investment in climate science and weather
The 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum was held in Davos, Switzerland on 20-24th January 2025, and convened the foremost leaders from government, business and civil society –
The Caribbean region is prone to the strong winds and low air pressures of tropical cyclones and their corresponding storm surge that driving coastal flooding. To protect coastal communities from
High impact events like Hurricane Sandy (2012) significantly affect society and decision-making around weather/climate adaptation. Our understanding of the potential effects of such events is limited to their rare historical occurrences.
In 2022, Europe faced an extensive summer drought with severe socioeconomic consequences. Quantifying the influence of human-induced climate change on such an extreme event can help prepare for future droughts.
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) initiative has conducted numerous studies on the role of climate change in extreme weather events. Their 2024 findings cover a wide range of events, such
12th March 2024, the Tropical Storm Filipo hit Gaza, Inhambane, Maputo and Sofala provinces, affecting 57,178 people (11,551 households) and two casualties and injuring 85. Damage to infrastructure includes 1,674
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COMPASS aims to develop a harmonised, yet flexible, methodological framework for climate and impact attribution of various complex extremes that includes compound, sequences and cascading hazard events
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