Despite the implementation of strict legal standards concerning nutrient loads within
wastewater discharges in all European Union (EU) Member States it was not possible to …

Hydrology plays a central role in applied and fundamental environmental sciences, but it is
well known to suffer from an overwhelming diversity of models, particularly to simulate …

Water scarcity is a highly complex, multifaceted and dynamic issue, which has become a
severe global challenge. Water scarcity is a hyperconnected phenomenon and thus should …

Glaciers in the European Alps play an important role in the hydrological cycle, act as a
source for hydroelectricity and have a large touristic importance. The future evolution of …

The cryosphere (including, snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice) is an integral
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …

Climate change will have both quantitative and qualitative effects on groundwater resources.
These impacts differ for aquifers in solid and unconsolidated rock, in urban or rural locations …

Hydrological extremes can be particularly impactful in catchments with high human
presence where they are modulated by human intervention such as reservoir regulation …

We analyse the expected characteristics of drought events in northern Italy for baseline
(1971–2000), near (2021–2050), and far (2071–2100) future conditions, estimating the …

Streamflow regimes are changing and expected to further change under the influence of
climate change, with potential impacts on flow variability and the seasonality of extremes …

River ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change and projected future increase in air
temperature is expected to increase the stress for these ecosystems. Rivers are also an …