In a new paper led by Valentina Ortiz Guzmán, CCRC researchers show that stalling weather systems preferentially occur close to the east coast of every continent. They move slowly and produce extreme rainfall, increasing large-scale flood risks along these coasts.
This paper defines a "stalling" type of weather system. It is defined as extratropical cyclone which remains near-stationary and produces extreme rainfall. This definition selects weather systems whic...
