Droughts and heatwaves are rising concerns with regard to the frequent formation of the
compound or concurrent extremes (CEs), which can cause greater havoc than an individual …

This article presents several actuarial applications of categorical embedding in the context of
non-life insurance risk classification. In non-life insurance, many rating factors are naturally …

This study aims to characterize changes in compound extremes of rainfall and temperature
over West Africa. For this purpose, data from CHIRPS observations, the ERA5 reanalysis …

Quantifying the vulnerability of population to multi-faceted climate change impacts on human
well-being remains an urgent task. Recently, weather and climate extremes have evolved …

The increase in flood events observed in West African countries, and often in specific river
basins, can be influenced by several factors, including anthropogenic land use and land …

This study uses a state-of-the-art regional climate model (RCM) to examine how tropical
deforestation affects the meteorology of the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM). Incorporating …

Rainfall variability associated with climate change has enormous impacts on ecosystems,
agriculture and people in West Africa but few studies have been devoted to it. Monthly …

West Africa is currently experiencing extensive agricultural intensification associated with
rapid population growth. Those anthropogenic land use and land-cover changes (LULCC) …

Climate hazards manifest differently from one locality to another. At both global and local
scales, increased flood risks have been noted due to climate change and other processes …

Two major regions devastated by climate change are Africa and Asia. However, little is
known about the characteristics of the different compound climatic modes within the …