There is general agreement that ongoing Global Warming is leading to an increased frequency and/or intensity of some extreme weather and climate events. Such extreme events include, e.g., temperature extremes and droughts, heavy precipitation, storms, pluvial floods and river floods. Scientific studies on possible effects of the increasing frequency and/or intensity of such extreme weather and climate events on geomorphic processes and related earth surface systems are of utmost importance as they are addressing key challenges related to the environment in which we live.
Geomorphic processes refer to the generation, mobilisation, transfer and possible deposition of material (e.g., sediments and large wood), including the full range of terrestrial surface environments on Earth. The session invites contributions from earth scientists that may include a wide spectrum of approaches, methods and techniques, like, e.g., dating, sedimentary records, GIS, remote sensing, observational records, experimental studies, and modelling. We particularly invite oral and poster presentations that highlight contributions of geomorphological research in the ongoing debates on the effects of global environmental changes on geomorphic processes and in the development of suitable and sustainable mitigation, management and adaption strategies and actions. Regional studies are welcome in case they have wider systematic relevance and implications.