A5020899740- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Landslides and related hazards
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Climate change and permafrost
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Climate variability and models
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Scientific Research and Discoveries
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Abdominal Trauma and Injuries
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
2021-2024
National Research Council
2018-2024
Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection
2018-2020
Polytechnic University of Turin
2014-2019
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2014
Abstract. Climate change is seriously affecting the cryosphere in terms, for example, of permafrost thaw, alteration rain ∕ snow ratio, and glacier shrinkage. There concern about increasing number rockfalls at high elevation last decades. Nevertheless, exact role climate parameters slope instability has not been fully explored yet. In this paper, we investigate 41 listed different sources (newspapers, technical reports, CNR IRPI archive) range 1500–4200 m a.s.l. Italian Alps between 1997...
As the spectre of climate change looms large, there is an increasing imperative to develop comprehensive risk assessment tools. The purpose this work evaluate evolution and current state research on multi-hazard indices associated with climate-related hazards, highlighting their crucial role in effective amidst growing challenges change. A notable gap cross-regional comparative studies persists, presenting opportunity for future enhance global understanding foster universal resilience...
Populations in high-density urban areas are exposed to higher levels of heat stress comparison rural areas. New spatially explicit approaches that identify highly and vulnerable needed inform current planning practices cope with hazards. This study proposes an extreme risk index for Dublin city across multiple decades (2020s–2050s) two representative concentration pathways (RCPs). In order consider the interactions between greenhouse gas emissions expansion, a climate-based land cover...
With increasing urban expansion and population growth, coastal areas will be increasingly affected by climate change impacts such as extreme storm events, sea level rise flooding. To address inundation risk for impact studies, integrated approaches accounting flood hazard modelling, exposure vulnerability of human environmental systems are crucial. In this study, we model the on depth County Dublin, most extensively urbanized area in Ireland, current period 2100 under two Representative...
Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, leading to greater risks for vulnerable urban areas. Inadequate infrastructure often exacerbates vulnerability many areas, resulting in significant socioeconomic losses from climate-related hazards particular flooding. Satellite services, smart technologies such as GIS-based Digital Twin help simulate flooding scenarios support planning decision-making provide monitoring short-term forecasting floods thus...
This study describes the activities developed within project “raINfall exTremEs and their impacts: from local to National ScalE (INTENSE)”, funded by Italian Ministry of University Research (MUR) EU. INTENSE will provide a novel assessment hazards related extreme rainfall landslides, aid risk management at national scales.The long historical records available rain gauges allow us derive precipitation probabilities in gauged locations, but they hardly represent ungauged...
Abstract. This study presents an integrated modeling framework designed to bridge scales from regional urban, enabling a detailed assessment of the impacts future climate scenarios on three European coastal cities: Massa (Italy) and Vilanova (Spain) in Mediterranean, Oarsoaldea Atlantic. Conducted as part SCORE EU Project (Smart Control Climate Resilience Coastal Cities), employs novel, non-standard downscaling approach translate large-scale atmospheric outputs EURO-CORDEX model ALADIN63...
Confounding factors like urbanization and land-use change could introduce uncertainty to the estimation of global temperature trends related climate change. In this work, we a new way investigate nexus between temporal data at scale in period from 1992 2013. We analyze air recorded more than 5000 weather stations worldwide nightlight satellite measurements as proxy for urbanization. By means range statistical methods, our results quantify outline that evolution affects multiple spatial...
Abstract Rockfalls are one of the most common instability processes in high mountains. They represent a relevant issue, both for risks they (infra) structures and frequentation, their potential role as terrestrial indicators climate change. This study aims to contribute growing topic relationship between change slope at basin scale. The selected area is Bessanese glacial (Western Italian Alps) which, since 2016, has been specifically equipped, monitored investigated this purpose. In order...
Coastal climate services play a crucial role in developing customised information for diverse end-users and stakeholders. To build climate-resilient societies, decision-makers should be empowered through easy access to powerful tools that enable timely adaptation future ongoing hazards. For this reason, fit-for-purpose are needed conduct accurate historical characterisation projections interpretative studies on climate- water-related risks at the local coastal scale. The EU-funded SCORE...
The initiation of geomorphic hazards in mountainous environments is highly susceptible to temperature and precipitation forcing. To assess future changes these hazards, statistical methods linking meteorological anomalies with the occurrence past can be employed. These are currently trained using long records from in-situ stations. This requires large efforts for data access, collection homogenisation, which severely limit scalability approaches. Here, we use a consolidated method vast...
We present in this contribution the varied experiences gathered co-design of a sectoral climate services collection, developed framework MEDSCOPE project, which have common application seasonal predictions for Mediterranean geographical and climatic region. Although region is affected by low predictability limiting skill forecasting systems, historically has hindered development downstream services, project was originally conceived to exploit windows opportunity with enhanced developing...
“Changes of the Coastal Zones Due to Climate Change” explores complex relationship between coastal climate change and sea dynamics while placing research within a broader context its effects on ecosystems [...]
Climate change in the European Alps, particular high-elevation environments, is causing an increase mass movements and hazards. To learn more about relationships between climate drivers, location of starting zone date instability events need to be known. Nevertheless, not all existing inventories are suitable for purpose. For these reasons, we have implemented a specific inventory which occurred Italian sector Alps at elevation >1500 m. Currently, contains information relating 772 movements....
Abstract. Climate change is seriously affecting the cryosphere, in terms, for example of permafrost thaw, alteration rain/snow ratio, glacier shrinkage. There concern about increasing number rockfalls at high elevation last decades. Nevertheless, impact climate variables on slope instability has not been fully explored yet. In this paper, we investigate 41 occurred Italian Alps between 1997 and 2013 absence an evident trigger. We apply improve existing data-based, statistical approach to...
Coastal cities are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of extreme wave-induced runup (ssh-runup), which can cause significant damage infrastructure, ecosystems, and human life. A comprehensive understanding characteristics future trends ssh-runup is crucial for effective coastal risk management adaptation strategies. This study employs value analysis (EVA) investigate (ssh-runup) in Villanova, Spain, a community participating SCORE project's City Living Labs initiative. Historical...
High to very high susceptibility and hazard levels of land subsidence have been identified in several Italian regions: Emilia-Romagna Veneto regions, where loss elevation up 7 cm/year the Po River Plain impacts 30% population since 1950s; Puglia, e.g. at Tavoliere Plain, with 2 cm/year; Florence-Prato-Pistoia Tuscany Volturno Campania, more Gioia Tauro Calabria than 1 cm/year. Assessing contribution urbanization growth urban this process is still a challenging task. The SubRISK+ project...
In mountainous areas, landslides initiation is strongly influenced by temperature and precipitation. Liking precipitation anomalies to occurrence among the viable methods predict future frequency of such hazards under climate change. Currently, most detect rely on in-situ measurements. This demands significant efforts for data retrieval homogenization, which, together with constraints sharing, pose important challenges replicability studies comparison different methods. Open access gridded...
Validating satellite measurements and geophysical retrievals is crucial for Earth observation missions, particularly in remote regions like Antarctica. This task faces challenges due to the harsh environment, logistical complexities, equipment maintenance, operational costs. In Antarctica, where observations play a pivotal role estimating precipitation, validating products through ground-based imperative but limited. Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) on NASA's CloudSat provides reflectivity...
Assessing the local effects of climate change on coastal areas, and in particular cities settlements, is one greatest challenges facing our society, aimed at finding innovative sustainable solutions to increase resilience communities adverse climatic actions. In particular, use data crucial for defining a downscaling strategy that starts with services global scale goes define impacts scale. A comprehensive 'global local' approach fundamental envisage flooding problems. Estimating CC...
Earth observation data and advanced modeling are used in this work to generate products tools aiming enhance the understanding of subsidence risk major urban areas Italy, towards sustainable use groundwater resources development. A multi-scale methodology is designed assess present-day using satellite-based ground deformation observations, hydrogeological, topographic land data, identify hotspots drivers geostatistics. Advanced numerical modelling coupling 3D transient flow geomechanics...