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The WEATHER Project team are developing a new early weather warning system (EWS) for communities in the Durban area of South Africa where extreme weather events (EWEs) is leading to flash flooding.

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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Last week, Professor Ozayr Mahomed presented findings from the WEATHER project on “From early warning to health action: climate-health governance in South Africa.” Climate-health resilience depends on recognising climate risk and converting that risk into actionable governance.
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Last week, Professor Ozayr Mahomed presented findings from the WEATHER project on “From early warning to health action: climate-health governance in South Africa.” Climate-health resilience depends on recognising climate risk and converting that risk into actionable governance.
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The next WEATHER Project webinar will be on Tuesday 29th September 2026 - If you would like to receive the link to the webinar, please contact Llinos Spencer, llinosspencer@rcsi.ie
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The next WEATHER Project webinar will be on Tuesday 29th September 2026 - If you would like to receive the link to the webinar, please contact Llinos Spencer, llinosspencer@rcsi.ie
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
SAVE THE DATE! The next WEATHER Project Webinar is on Tuesday 29th September 2026. More details to follow soon!
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚨New publication! We show how AI is evolving from accuracy-focused models to physically informed, uncertainty-aware forecasting systems that can better support flood warnings and climate resilience.📖Read the paper doi.org/10.3389/frai... #AI #ExtremeRainfall #WeatherForecasting #EarlyWarningSystems
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Frontiers | Deep learning techniques for extreme rainfall prediction: a review of state-of-the-art
Extreme rainfall events (ERES) are among the most challenging hydro-meteorological phenomena to forecast because the complex, nonlinear atmospheric processes...
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RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery @rcsi-facnurmid.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
How can AI help predict the health impacts of extreme weather? A new global review from the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery highlights the potential, and the research gaps that still need to be addressed. www.frontiersin.org/journals/cli... @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We are delighted to share another publication from the WEATHER Project. Well done to Adam Ashford, PhD candidate at the University of the West of Scotland and colleagues. The scoping review on AI heatwave prediction has been published in Forecasting (MDPI): www.mdpi.com/2571-9394/8/...
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Our new WEATHER project paper (Ayaz et al 2026) - Environmental predictors and machine learning models for climate-health risk prediction from extreme weather events: a global systematic review - is now published in Climate. www.frontiersin.org/journals/cli...
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Frontiers | Environmental predictors and machine learning models for climate-health risk prediction from extreme weather events: a global systematic review
Climate change is increasing the frequency, severity, and duration of extreme weather events, including heatwaves, floods, and heavy rainfall, posing substan...
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Proudly presenting the new WEATHER project publication in Frontiers in Water www.frontiersin.org/journals/wat... Shandu, I.D., Gebreslasie, M., Xulu, S., Ndzi, D., Viriri, S., Shakir, M.Z., Spencer, L.H., Lynch, M., Dickinson, N., Miller, C., and Naidoo, S. (2026).
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Frontiers | Flood modelling and flood decision making: a scoping review of the progress of flood technologies and applications
Flood intensity and frequency are expected to continue rising due to climate change, necessitating improved prevention measures. Despite the growing body of ...
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The next WEATHER Project webinar is on 9th June 2026. Please register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d92f4c...
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The next WEATHER Project webinar is on 9th June 2026. Please register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d92f4c...
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RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery @rcsi-facnurmid.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
How can AI help tackle climate change? Join the next WEATHER Climate and Health Webinar. AI for Climate Change: Impact and Mitigation 9 June | 11:30–12:30 GMT Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d92f4c... @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Please register now for the next WEATHER Webinar. 9th June 11:30-12:30pm (GMT) Climate and Health Webinar Series: AI for Climate Change: Impact and Mitigation Register here for a Teams link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d92f4c...
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Our WEATHER Systematic Review article is out today! Front. Public Health, 16 March 2026 Volume 14 - 2026 | doi.org/10.3389/fpub... A systematic review investigating emerging trends between Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) and infectious disease outbreaks in South Africa
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Frontiers | A systematic review investigating emerging trends between Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) and infectious disease outbreaks in South Africa
IntroductionExtreme weather events (EWEs) are increasing in frequency and intensity due to climate change, exacerbating health risks, particularly for vulner...
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RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery @rcsi-facnurmid.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Join our Faculty for a webinar with Cathy Sutherland (University of KwaZulu-Natal) on community-based flood early warning systems & urban climate resilience. 🗓 10 March 2026 ⏰ 10:30–11:30 GMT 💻 Online (Teams) 🔗https://tinyurl.com/WeatherClimateWebinar @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
We are excited to announce the first of the WEATHER Project Webinars. 10:30-11:30 GMT - Next Tuesday 10th March 2026. Professor Cathy Sutherland from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal will be discussing 'Community-based flood early warning systems as urban reform coalitions: Learning from Durban.'
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Watch this space... The WEATHER Project Systematic Review will be published soon in Frontiers in Public Health (Dickinson et al., 2026)......... You can get notified when by clicking on this Frontiers in Public Health link www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Frontiers | A systematic review investigating emerging trends between Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) and infectious disease outbreaks in South Africa
Extreme weather events (EWEs) are increasing in frequency and intensity due to climate change, exacerbating health risks, particularly for vulnerable populat...
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
🌍 Excited to share our new mixed methods study protocol for the WEATHER Project! We're developing a Warning System for Extreme Weather Events to support equitable healthcare delivery and resilience. Multidisciplinary, global, impactful #ClimateHealth #Resilience #Equity www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/13...
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
ICIC26 will be in Birmingham, UK. 13-15 April 2026.
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Thank you to all who attended my oral presentation at the International Conference on Integrated Care yesterday. If you would like a copy of the poster I can email one to you (as the presentation was oral, my poster didn't make it onto the conference app). Contact me on llinosspencer@rcsi.ie
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The WEATHER project is presenting today at the International Conference on Integrated Care 2025 today in Lisbon, Portugal. Dr Llinos Spencer hopes to see you there! Please come and say hi!
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Our WEATHER Project Systematic Review is now available for you to read on the pre-print server MedRxiv Dickinson et al (2025) www.medrxiv.org/content/medr...
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
To find out more about the NIHR WEATHER Project, please watch this short video youtu.be/LQ9QMrF78h8 The Project was officially launched 05/02/2025 in Durban, South Africa #UKZN #RCSI #UWS #StrathclydeUni #PortsmouthUni #MaryLynch #SaloshniNaidoo
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Launch of the WEATHER project- 5 February 2025
YouTube video by University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
WEATHER Project poster presented today at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Conference 2025 in Dublin. #RCSI #UKZN #UWS #Portsmouth #Strathclyde #MaryLynch #LlinosHafSpencer
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The WEATHER Project is funded by the NIHR @weatherprojectnihr.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Hello everyone! We wanted to let you know about the WEATHER Project. The WEATHER Project funded by the NIHR was launched in early February 2025 and is a collaboration between five universities worldwide. Read more in this media link: www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-...
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