Senamhi strengthens the monitoring of extreme meteorological and climatic events with the XTREM platform

The National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru (Senamhi) presented XTREM, a platform under development that allows for the orderly and accessible monitoring and surveillance of extreme meteorological and climatic events recorded in the country, making this information available to the public and decision-makers. The presentation was given by Anabel Castro Narciso, a specialist in climate surveillance at Senamhi, who explained that the platform integrates key information for each event, such as the start and end dates, the duration—which can range from hours and days to several months—and the geographical location of the affected area, including cities, districts, regions, or basins. XTREM also classifies events according to their level of rarity, identifying whether they are usual, unusual, or unprecedented phenomena, which allows for a better understanding of their behavior, magnitude, and impact. It also has national coverage, thanks to the coordination with the line and ...