ENSO Prediction to Climate Resilience: Understanding Teleconnections, Extremes, and Adaptation in the Global South

El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a major driver of interannual variability, influencing rainfall, temperature, droughts, floods, heatwaves, and tropical cyclones across many regions of the world. Growing evidence of changes in the occurrence and impacts of extreme events highlights the need to better understand how ENSO-related variability may evolve in a warming world and how this knowledge can support climate-resilient societies.This Research Topic aims to advance understanding of the physical mechanisms linking ENSO and other modes of ocean–atmosphere variability to regional extremes, particularly in vulnerable regions of the Global South. We welcome studies using observations, reanalysis products, climate models, event attribution, subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction, and future projections. Contributions may examine compound and cascading extremes, changing teleconnections under global warming, and the influence of ocean basins beyond the Pacific, including the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Innovative methods, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, are also encouraged to improve understanding of ENSO-related variability and predictability. It welcomes Original Research, Brief Research Reports, Reviews, Mini Reviews, Methods, Perspectives, General Commentaries, and Opinion articles.A further objective is to connect climate science with societal applications. We particularly encourage studies that translate predictions and projections into strategies for agriculture, water-resource management, disaster-risk reduction, food security, public health, and adaptation planning. Case studies demonstrating how climate information can improve preparedness and resilience in developing and climate-sensitive regions are especially welcome. Contributions may address, but are not limited to, the following themes:o ENSO teleconnections and regional climate variabilityo Ocean–atmosphere interactions and hydroclimatic extremeso Droughts, floods, heatwaves, and compound extremeso Subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction and climate serviceso Impacts of global warming on ENSO and associated teleconnectionso Societal applications of predictions and projectionso Resilience and adaptation strategies in the Global Southo CMIP-based projections of future extremes and associated riskso Climate information for disaster-risk reduction and early-warning systemso Attribution and predictability of extreme eventso Machine learning and artificial intelligence for ENSO research and prediction Topic editors: Irfan Ur Rashid, Muhammad Adnan Abid Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/84183/enso-prediction-to-climate-resilience-understanding-teleconnections-extremes-and-adaptation-in-the-global-south