Ensemble flood forecasting has gained significant momentum over the past decade due to
the growth of ensemble numerical weather and climate prediction, expansion in high …

Climate‐model‐based seasonal hydrologic forecasting (CM‐SHF) is an emerging area in
recent decade because of the development of coupled atmosphere‐ocean‐land general …

Editors note: For easy download the posted pdf of the Explaining Extreme Events of 2016 is
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Agricultural drought is generally defined as a deficit in soil moisture, and can affect plant
growth and crop yields. Accurate prediction of agricultural drought with sufficient lead time …

Drought is one of the leading impediments to development in Africa. Much of the continent is
dependent on rain-fed agriculture, which makes it particularly susceptible to climate …

Droughts in Africa cause severe problems, such as crop failure, food shortages, famine,
epidemics and even mass migration. To minimize the effects of drought on water and food …

Drought is a hazard that occurs everywhere in the world (both in dry and in wet areas).
Despite the controversy regarding drought changes in the last decades [1–3], increases in …

Agricultural drought is a complex and insidious natural hazard further complicated by crop
impacts. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate drought analyses have achieved some …

Introduction. Droughts are mainly driven by natural climate variability. They usually evolve
slowly and persist for a few months to decades. Anthropogenic climate change, however, not …

Summary The 2011 East Africa drought caused dire situations across several countries and
led to a widespread and costly famine in the region. Numerous dynamic and statistical …