About our project

DOWNBURST is a project funded by the Generalitat Valenciana (Prometeo/2024/050; 09/01/2024–08/31/2028).

The DOWNBURST team includes a coordinator from CIDE (Valencia) and a group of researchers from the University of Valencia, the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE-CSIC, Zaragoza), and other internationally renowned research centers such as the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), SUSTech (China), CSIRO (Australia), and NIWA (New Zealand).

DOWNBURST investigates the potential effects of anthropogenic global warming on windstorm risks in the Valencian Mediterranean region, focusing on the detection, attribution, and prediction of extreme wind events, such as downbursts.

DOWNBURST proposes that climate warming could increase the frequency and severity of these extreme wind events, affecting both the large-scale (global climate change) and local scale (direct impacts on communities and infrastructure). This project employs innovative approaches that combine meteorological observations, numerical modeling, and machine learning techniques to enhance the prediction and understanding of these extreme phenomena.