Drought propagation under global warming: Characteristics, approaches, processes, and controlling factors

X Zhang, Z Hao, VP Singh, Y Zhang, S Feng… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drought is a costly natural hazard with far-reaching impacts on agriculture, ecosystem, water
supply, and socio-economy. While propagating through the water cycle, drought evolves into …

[HTML][HTML] Soil degradation in the European Mediterranean region: Processes, status and consequences

CSS Ferreira, S Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, G Destouni… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil, a non-renewable resource, sustains life on Earth by supporting around 95% of global
food production and providing ecosystem services such as biomass production, filtration of …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change: Strategies for mitigation and adaptation

F Wang, JD Harindintwali, K Wei, Y Shan… - The Innovation …, 2023 - the-innovation.org
The sustainability of life on Earth is under increasing threat due to human-induced climate
change. This perilous change in the Earth's climate is caused by increases in carbon dioxide …

Remote sensing for drought monitoring & impact assessment: Progress, past challenges and future opportunities

H West, N Quinn, M Horswell - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Drought is a common hydrometeorological phenomenon and a pervasive global hazard. As
our climate changes, it is likely that drought events will become more intense and frequent …

Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

G Blöschl, MFP Bierkens, A Chambel… - Hydrological sciences …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper is the outcome of a community initiative to identify major unsolved scientific
problems in hydrology motivated by a need for stronger harmonisation of research efforts …

Evapotranspiration frequently increases during droughts

M Zhao, Y Liu, AG Konings - Nature Climate Change, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in evapotranspiration (ET) affect water availability and ecosystem health.
Higher evaporative demand during drought acts to increase ET, but droughts also reduce …

Increase in severe and extreme soil moisture droughts for Europe under climate change

MG Grillakis - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Droughts are among the costliest natural disasters. They affect wide regions and large
numbers of people worldwide by tampering with water availability and agricultural …

Exacerbated drought impacts on global ecosystems due to structural overshoot

Y Zhang, TF Keenan, S Zhou - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2021 - nature.com
Vegetation dynamics are affected not only by the concurrent climate but also by memory-
induced lagged responses. For example, favourable climate in the past could stimulate …

More green and less blue water in the Alps during warmer summers

T Mastrotheodoros, C Pappas, P Molnar… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Climate change can reduce surface-water supply by enhancing evapotranspiration in
forested mountains, especially during heatwaves. We investigate this 'drought paradox'for …

Climatic or regionally induced by humans? Tracing hydro-climatic and land-use changes to better understand the Lake Urmia tragedy

B Khazaei, S Khatami, SH Alemohammad, L Rashidi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lake Urmia—a shallow endemic hypersaline lake in northwest Iran—has undergone a
dramatic decline in its water level (WL), by about 8 m, since 1995. The primary cause of the …