Abstract Changes in land use and ecosystem services influence each other and such
changes have consequences for human wellbeing. In this paper, we review the research …

Snow is an important component of the hydrological cycle. As a major part of the cryosphere,
snow cover also represents a valuable terrestrial water resource. In the context of climate …

Water availability is at the core of sustainable socioeconomic development and ecological
conservation along with global climate and land use changes, especially in the areas that …

Flash droughts are a recently recognised type of extreme drought defined by the rapid onset
and strong intensification of drought conditions. Our understanding of flash drought …

The Standardized Precipitation–Evaporation Index (SPEI) was applied in order to address
the drought conditions under current and future climates in the Jordan River region located …

Recent studies identified the Mediterranean as a region particularly vulnerable to climate
change. Since a large fraction of the region's water originates from karst aquifers …

Large-scale forest disturbances (LSFD) are an essential component of forest ecosystem
dynamics. The effects of rapid loss of forest cover and other changes in forest ecosystems …

The Jordan River basin is subject to extreme and increasing water scarcity. Management of
transboundary water resources in the basin is closely intertwined with political conflicts in …

For the estimation of future climate conditions in the Jordan River region, the National
Center for Atmospheric Research–Penn State University meteorology model in the versions …

Understanding changing trends and frequency of extreme rainfall and temperature events is
extremely important for optimal planning in many sectors, including agriculture, water …