Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability

PI Palmer, CM Wainwright, B Dong… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Eastern Africa exhibits bimodal rainfall consisting of long rains (March–May) and short rains
(October–December), changes in which have profound socioeconomic and environmental …

The changing nature of groundwater in the global water cycle

X Kuang, J Liu, BR Scanlon, JJ Jiao, S Jasechko… - Science, 2024 - science.org
In recent decades, climate change and other anthropogenic activities have substantially
affected groundwater systems worldwide. These impacts include changes in groundwater …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrological cycle and water resources in a changing world: A review

D Yang, Y Yang, J **a - Geography and Sustainability, 2021 - Elsevier
Water is the fundamental natural resource that supports life, ecosystems and human society.
Thus studying the water cycle is important for sustainable development. In the context of …

The impacts of climate change on coastal groundwater

CM Richardson, KL Davis, C Ruiz-González… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Coastal groundwater (CGW) is a critical water resource for many communities and can be a
key part of coastal ecosystems. Owing to its location, CGW faces both terrestrial and marine …

Climate-resilient strategies for sustainable management of water resources and agriculture

AL Srivastav, R Dhyani, M Ranjan, S Madhav… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Warming of the earth is considered as the major adverse effect of climate change along with
other abnormalities such as non-availability of water resources, decreased agriculture …

Impact of climate change on groundwater hydrology: a comprehensive review and current status of the Indian hydrogeology

S Swain, AK Taloor, L Dhal, S Sahoo, N Al-Ansari - Applied Water Science, 2022 - Springer
Groundwater is the second largest store of freshwater in the world. The sustainability of the
ecosystem is largely dependent on groundwater availability, and groundwater has already …

Divergent effects of climate change on future groundwater availability in key mid-latitude aquifers

WY Wu, MH Lo, Y Wada, JS Famiglietti… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Groundwater provides critical freshwater supply, particularly in dry regions where surface
water availability is limited. Climate change impacts on GWS (groundwater storage) could …

Groundwater recharge is sensitive to changing long-term aridity

WR Berghuijs, RA Collenteur, S Jasechko… - Nature Climate …, 2024 - nature.com
Sustainable groundwater use relies on adequate rates of groundwater recharge, which are
expected to change with climate change. However, climate impacts on recharge remain …

Hourly potential evapotranspiration at 0.1 resolution for the global land surface from 1981-present

MB Singer, DT Asfaw, R Rosolem, MO Cuthbert… - Scientific Data, 2021 - nature.com
Challenges exist for assessing the impacts of climate and climate change on the
hydrological cycle on local and regional scales, and in turn on water resources, food …

Observed controls on resilience of groundwater to climate variability in sub-Saharan Africa

MO Cuthbert, RG Taylor, G Favreau, MC Todd… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Groundwater in sub-Saharan Africa supports livelihoods and poverty alleviation,,
maintains vital ecosystems, and strongly influences terrestrial water and energy budgets. Yet …