The effects of drought on biodiversity in UK river ecosystems: Drying rivers in a wet country

R Stubbington, J England… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is interacting with water resource pressures to alter the frequency, severity
and spatial extent of drought, which can thus no longer be considered a purely natural …

How low can you go? Widespread challenges in measuring low stream discharge and a path forward

EC Seybold, A Bergstrom, CN Jones… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Low flows pose unique challenges for accurately quantifying streamflow. Current field
methods are not optimized to measure these conditions, which in turn, limits research and …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive assessment of baseflow responses to long-term meteorological droughts across the United States

S Lee, H Ajami - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Baseflow is a critical component of streamflow, as it maintains flow during meteorological
drought. However, our understanding of baseflow response to meteorological droughts is …

The challenge of closing the climate adaptation gap for water supply utilities

O Becher, M Smilovic, J Verschuur, R Pant… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Many drinking water utilities face immense challenges in supplying sustainable, drought-
resilient services to households. Here we propose a quantified framework to perform …

Agricultural tile drains increase the susceptibility of streams to longer and more intense streamflow droughts

SR Adelsperger, DL Ficklin, SM Robeson… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Streamflow droughts are receiving increased attention worldwide due to their impact on the
environment and economy. One region of concern is the Midwestern United States, whose …

Stabilising effects of karstic groundwater on stream fish communities

NP Hitt, KM Rogers, KG Kessler… - … of Freshwater Fish, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although groundwater exchange processes are known to modulate atmospheric influences
on stream temperature and flow, the implications for ecological stability are poorly …

Integrating multiple comparison methods for attributing hydrological drought evolution and drought propagation: The impact of climate change cannot be ignored

T Zhang, X Su, L Wu - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhancing the comprehension of hydrological drought evolution and drought propagation
mechanisms is crucial for effective drought risk management in a changing environment …

Declining reservoir reliability and increasing reservoir vulnerability: Long‐term observations reveal longer and more severe periods of low reservoir storage for major …

CE Simeone, JC Hammond… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrological drought is a pervasive and reoccurring challenge in managing water
resources. Reservoirs are critical for lessening the impacts of drought on water available for …

Refuge identification as a climate adaptation strategy to promote fish persistence during drought

AW Walters, NG Clancy, TP Archdeacon… - Fish and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is leading to global increases in extreme events, such as drought, that
threaten the persistence of freshwater biodiversity. Identification and management of …

Hydrological drought life-cycle: Faster onset and recovery in humid than semi-arid basins in China

J Wu, J Zhang, X Chen, Z Wang, T Guan, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The hydrological drought life-cycle begins at the onset and includes intensification and
recovery stages. Previous studies have mainly considered each stage separately, so a …