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Climate Risk Consultant • Extreme Weather & Climate Data Expert
With over 20 years of high-impact research, Dr. Simon is recognized as a leader in weather–climate disruptive events. A former tenured professor, he has authored 200+ peer-reviewed publications on climate and air quality, extreme weather, drought, and floods across Asia and North America. His work has been featured in leading outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, TRT World, Scientific American, Nature, and NPR, bringing rigorous science into the public sphere and guiding institutions on resilience, early warning, and data-driven climate adaptation.
Most Recent Publications
Most Recent Publications
Lee, J., S.-Y. Wang, S.-W. Son, D. Kim, J.-H. Jeong, H. Kim, and J.-H. Yoon, 2025: Concurrent increases in winter precipitation and summer wildfire risk in a warming Alaska. Environ. Res. Lett., 20, 104059.
Park, J., S.-Y. Wang, H. Kim, J.-H. Jeong, N. Utsumi, S. Moon, and J.-H. Yoon, 2025: Aerosol-induced surface cooling elevates relative humidity on the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, 541, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02513-9.
Hong, Y., S.-Y. Wang, and J.-H. Yoon, 2025: Aerosol-driven North Pacific High anomaly enhances sea ice loss in the Chukchi Sea. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, Article 589, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02577-7.
Jang, W., S.-Y. Wang, H. C. Kim, J.-H. Yoon, and C. H. Yoo, 2025: Long-term evolution and synoptic meteorological factors affecting long-term PM concentrations in Seoul, South Korea, from 2000 to 2021. Atmospheric Research, in press. https://doi.org/10.xxxx/yyyy
Kuikel, S., H. K. Paudel, D. Kuinkel, K. P. Joshi, S. Sapkota, N. Malakar, S.-Y. Wang, and B. Pokharel, 2025: Impact of wildfire smoke on air pollution-related premature mortality in rapidly growing Kathmandu Valley. Atmos. Environ.: X, 26, 100334, doi:10.1016/j.aeaoa.2025.100334.
Ryu, J., S.-Y. Wang, J. Jeong, H. Kim, and J.-H. Yoon, 2025: Time of Emergence (TOE) of potential aridification in the Western United States. Journal of Hyrology, 656, 133029.
Lee, J., S.-Y. Wang, and co-authors, 2025: Amplification of Northern Hemisphere winter stationary waves in a warming world. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, in press (PDF)
Yu, H.-W., S.-Y. Wang, and W.-Y. Liu, 2024: Do Fire Weather Conditions Significantly Affect Wildfires in Subtropical Forests in Taiwan?. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 10.1175/JAMC-D-24-0031.1 (PDF)
Zhang, W., S.-Y. Wang, ..., 2024: A weather pattern responsible for increasing wildfires in the Western United States. Environmental Research Letters, 20, 014007.
Deng, L., K. Borhara, P. Promchote, and S.-Y. Wang, 2024: Explainable AI in Lengthening ENSO Prediction from Western North Pacific Precursor. Ocean Modeling, DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2024.102431.
Kuinkel, D., P. Promchote, K. R. Upreti, S.-Y. Wang, et al., 2024: Projected changes in precipitation extremes in Southern Thailand using CMIP6 models. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, in press. (PDF)
Chikamoto, Y., S.-Y. Wang, H.-I Chang, and C. Castro, 2024: Tropical Inter-Basin Interaction as Effective Predictors of Late-Spring Precipitation Variability in the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Climate, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0013.1 (PDF)
Zhao, L., X. Meng, S.-Y. Wang, et al. 2024: Summer High-altitude Diurnal Rainfall Change in the Three Rivers Source Region and Associated Mechanism. Journal of Climate, DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0730.1.
LaPlante, M., P. Dahal, S.-Y. Wang, et al., 2024: A 'Nuclear Bomb' or Just a Joke'? Groundwater Models May Help Communicate Nuanced Risks to the Great Salt Lake. Water, DOI:10.3390/w16162221.
LaPlante, M., L. Dalanhese, L. Deng, and S.-Y. Wang, 2024: East Pacific ENSO Offers Early Predictive Signals for Harvest Yields. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, DOI:10.1175/JAMC-D-23-0121.1.
Huyen, NG, S.-Y. Wang, and J.-H. Yoon, 2024: Trends and Variations of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Contributions in the Indochina Peninsula. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. DOI: 10.1007/s00704-024-05084-5.
Gu, H., J. D. D. Meyer, S.-Y. Wang, et al., 2024: Assessing the future probable maximum precipitation in Utah under global warming. International Journal of Climatology, DOI:10.1002/joc.8554.
Ryu, J., S.-Y. Wang, J-H Jeong, and J.-H. Yoon, 2024: Sub-seasonal prediction skill: Is the mean state a good model evaluation metric? Climate Dynamics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-024-07315-x.
Ryu, J., S.-Y. Wang, and J.-H. Yoon, 2024: A Time of Emergence (TOE) Analysis on the Impact and Uncertainty of Global Warming on Korean Peak Summers. Climatic Change, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-024-03766-7. (PDF)
Pokharel, B., K. A. Jagannathan, S.-Y. Wang, A. Jones, M. D. LaPlante, S. Buddhavarapu, K. Borhara et al, 2024: Can We Rely on Drought-ending “miracles” in the Colorado River Basin?, Journal of the American Water Resources Association. DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.13204.
Lee, J., S.-Y. Wang, S.-W. Son, D. Kim, J.-H. Jeong, H. Kim, and J.-H. Yoon, 2024: Evolving winter atmospheric teleconnection patterns and their potential triggers across western North America. npj Clim Atmos Sci 7, 63 (PDF)
Hong, Y., S.-Y. Wang, S.-W. Son, et al., 2024: From Peak to Plummet: Impending Decline of the Warm Arctic-Cold Continents Phenomenon. npj Clim Atmos Sci 7, 66 (PDF)
Chang, H.-I, Y. Chikamoto, S.-Y. Wang, C. Castro, M. D. LaPlante, et al. 2024: Enhancing extreme precipitation predictions with dynamical downscaling: A convection-permitting modeling study in Texas and Oklahoma. Journal of Geophysical Research, DOI:10.1029/2023JD038765 (PDF)
LaPlante, M., L. Deng, L. Dalanhese, and S.-Y. Wang, 2024: Ocean Temperatures Do Not Account for a Record-Setting Winter in the U.S. West. Atmosphere, DOI:10.3390/atmos15030284 (PDF)
Chen, Y.-Y., S.-Y. Wang, H.-W. Yu, and W.-Y. Liu, 2024: When Forests Hold Their Breath: Will Increasing Drought Further Disrupt Carbon Sequestration? Environmental Research Letters, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ad27ba (PDF)
Yu, H.-W., S.-Y. Wang, and W.-Y. Liu, 2024: Estimating Wildfire Potential in Taiwan Under Different Climate Change Scenarios. Climatic Change, DOI: 10.1007/s10584-023-03669-z (PDF)
Wang, S.-Y., and W.-Y. Liu, 2023: Empowering Taiwan’s Climate Financial Risk Management: A Perspective. Business and Technology Innovation Journal, 3, 27-33. (PDF)
Mukherjee, A., P. Roy, D. Sanyal, T. N. Roy, and S.-Y. Wang, 2023: Does socio-economic dynamics influence crop yield variability? Current Science, 125(8), 25. (PDF)
Moon, S., N. Utsumi, J.-H. Jeong, J.-H. Yoon, S.-Y. Wang, H Shiogama, and H. Kim, 2023: Anthropogenic Warming Induced Intensification of Summer Monsoon Frontal Precipitation over East Asia. Science Advances (Science), DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adh4195 (PDF)
Huang, H.-S., S.-H. Wang, K.-M. Lau, S.-Y. Wang, A. M. de Salva, 2023: Impact of regional climate patterns on the biomass burning emissions and transport over Peninsular Southeast Asia, 2000-2019. Atmospheric Research, 297, 107067 (PDF)
Jagannathan, K., Buddhavarapu, S., Ullrich, P. A., Jones, A., ...S.-Y. Wang, and Coauthors, 2023: Typologies of actionable climate information and its use. Global Environmental Change, 82, 102732. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102732 (PDF).
Dalanhese, L., J. Stuivenvolt Allen, M. LaPlante, S.-Y. Wang, T. L. Costa, H. D. Ferreira da Silva, and A. L. Belem, 2023: A new climatology of South American extratropical cyclogenesis with an inter-comparison among ERA5, JRA55, and the Brazilian Navy. International Journal of Climatology, DOI:10.1002/joc.8251 (PDF)
Stuivenvolt Allen, J., S.-Y. Wang, Y. Chikamoto, J. D.D. Meyer, Z. F. Johnson, and L. Deng, 2023: Growing Pacific Linkage with Western North Atlantic Explosive Cyclogenesis. Journal of Climate, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0784.1 (PDF)
Promchote, P., B. Pokharel, L. Deng, S.-Y. Wang, J.-H. Yoon, and P. Kittipadakul, 2023: Boosting Thailand's Palm Oil Yield with Advanced Seasonal Predictions. Environmental Research Letters, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ace06c (PDF)
Sharma, S., K. Hamal, B. Pokharel, B. Fosu, S.-Y. Wang, et al., 2023: Atypical forcing embedded in typical forcing leading to the extreme summer 2020 precipitation in Nepal. Climate Dynamics, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-023-06777-9 (PDF)
Lin, H.-I., J.-S. Hong, P.-C. Hsu, S.-Y. Wang, et al. 2023: Meeting note: 2021 Asia Pacific Climate Service Workshop. Climate Services, DOI:10.1016/j.cliser.2023.100392 (PDF)
Borhara, K., B. Fosu, and S.-Y. Wang, 2023: The Role of the Western North Pacific (WNP) as an El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Precursor in a Warmer Future Climate. Climate Dynamics, DOI:10.1007/s00382-023-06773-z (PDF)
Chikamoto, Y., W. Zhang, L. Hipps, S.-Y. Wang, et al., 2023: Interannual Variability and Trends of Summertime PM2.5-based Air Quality in the Intermountain West. Environmental Research Letters, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/acc6e0 (PDF)
Xu, C., S.-Y. Wang, K. Borhara, B. Buckley, et al., 2023: Global warming strengthens the linkage of Asian-Australian summer monsoons with ENSO. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, DOI: s41612-023-00341-2 (PDF)
Hong, J., S.-Y. Wang, S.-W. Son, J.-H. Jeong, S.-W. Kim, B. Kim, H. Kim, and J.-H. Yoon, 2023: Arctic-associated increased fluctuations of midlatitude winter temperature in the 1.5° and 2.0° warmer world. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, DOI:10.1038/s41612-023-00345-y (PDF)
Pokharel, B., S. Sharma, J. Stuivenvolt-Allen, S.-Y. Wang, M. LaPlante, et al., 2023: Amplified drought trends in Nepal increase the potential for Himalayan wildfires. Climatic Change, DOI:10.1007/s10584-023-03495-3 (PDF)
Liu, W.-Y., D.-R. Lee, S.-Y. Wang, et al., 2023: Assessing the ecological loss of mining areas in Taiwan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195, 288. DOI:10.1007/s10661-022-10780-8
Stuivenvolt Allen, J., and S.-Y. Wang, 2022: North American fire weather catalyzed by the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones. Climate Dynamics, DOI:10.1007/s00382-022-06561-1 (PDF).
Lee, C.-T., S.-Y. Wang, and T.-T. Lo, 2022: A revised Meiyu-season onset index for Taiwan based on ERA5. Atmosphere, DOI:10.3390/atmos13111762 (PDF)
Promchote, P., S.-Y. Wang, J.-H. Yoon, P. G. Johnson, E. Creech, Y. Shen, and M.-H. Yao, 2022: On the Changing Cool Season Affecting Rice Growth and Yield in Taiwan. Agronomy, DOI:10.3390/agronomy12112625 (PDF)
Son, R., P.-L. Ma, H. Wang, P. J. Rasch, S.-Y. Wang, H. Kim, J.-H. Jeong, K.-S. Lim, J.-H. Yoon, 2022: Machine Learning provides substantial improvements to county-level fire weather forecasting over the western United States. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, DOI:10.1029/2022MS002995 (PDF)
Mukherjee, S., S.-Y. Wang, D. Hirschfeld, J. Lisonbee, and R. Gillies, 2022: Feasibility of Adding Twitter Data to Aid Drought Depiction: Case Study in Colorado. Water, DOI:10.3390/w14182773 (PDF)
Huang, S.-H., P.-Y. Lai, S.-Y. Hwang, K. Borhara, W.-R. Huang, and S.-Y. Wang, 2022: Climate Variability Shifting Immigrated Rice Planthoppers in Taiwan. Climate, DOI: 10.3390/cli10050071 (PDF)
Sun, X., Q. Ding, S.-Y. Wang, D. Topál, Q. Li, C. Castro, H. Teng, R. Luo, Y. Ding, 2022: Enhanced jet stream waviness induced by suppressed tropical Pacific convection during boreal summer. Nature Communications, 13, #1288 (PDF)
Wu, C.-H., P.-C. Tsay, W.-R. Huang, and S.-Y. Wang, 2022: Winter-summer contrast of the 1990s decadal change in relation to Afro-Asian monsoons. Climate Dynamics, DOI:10.1007/s00382-022-06191-7 (PDF)
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