Project

The H2Med team is comprised of scientists from the CNR-ISAC headquarter in Bologna (Leader), Università di Torino (co-leader) and the Università di Napoli “Parthenope”.   

The goal of the Hail Hazards in the Mediterranean (H2Med) project is improving the current knowledge of hailstorm generation and the effects of climate change on it, providing climate service tools for operational applications, ranging from hail risk management to nowcasting.

The H2Med project makes use of a multidisciplinary and multifaceted approach to investigate hailstorms from different perspectives and spatiotemporal scales. Satellite observations will be exploited for reconstructing selected hailstorm events at high spatiotemporal resolution through the MASHA technique (WP4) and provide a satellite based daily hail climatology over the Mediterranean area (WP1), both of which are at the edge of current knowledge as proved by the collaborations with NASA/NOAA (USA) and local stakeholders. 

Through our work, we aim to fill critical gaps in our understanding of these storms and to provide valuable insights that can help protect lives, property, and infrastructure. Our team is dedicated to advancing the field of climate science and to making a positive impact on society.