A review of droughts on the African continent: a geospatial and long-term perspective

I Masih, S Maskey, FEF Mussá… - Hydrology and earth …, 2014‏ - hess.copernicus.org
This paper presents a comprehensive review and analysis of the available literature and
information on droughts to build a continental, regional and country level perspective on …

Adaptation to climate change in Africa: Challenges and opportunities identified from Ethiopia

D Conway, ELF Schipper - Global environmental change, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Africa is widely held to be highly vulnerable to future climate change and Ethiopia is often
cited as one of the most extreme examples. With this in mind we seek to identify entry points …

Drought monitoring and analysis: standardised precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) and standardised precipitation index (SPI)

S Tirivarombo, D Osupile, P Eliasson - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Although rainfall is a major indicator of the availability of water, temperature is also an
important factor that can influence the availability of water as it controls the rates of …

[HTML][HTML] The biggest drought events in Europe from 1950 to 2012

J Spinoni, G Naumann, JV Vogt, P Barbosa - Journal of Hydrology …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Study region Europe, including European Russia, but excluding Greenland, the
Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira. Study focus Drought is a complex climate-related …

A climatological assessment of drought impact on vegetation health index

VA Bento, CM Gouveia, CC DaCamara… - Agricultural and forest …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Vegetation Health Index (VHI) has been widely used for monitoring and
characterising droughts. This index takes into account ecosystem features in terms of …

Impacts of European drought events: insights from an international database of text-based reports

K Stahl, I Kohn, V Blauhut, J Urquijo… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2016‏ - nhess.copernicus.org
Drought is a natural hazard that can cause a wide range of impacts affecting the
environment, society, and the economy. Providing an impact assessment and reducing …

The impracticality of a universal drought definition

B Lloyd-Hughes - Theoretical and applied climatology, 2014‏ - Springer
This paper demonstrates the impracticality of a comprehensive mathematical definition of
the term 'drought'which formalises the general qualitative definition that drought is 'a deficit …

Comparison of various drought indices to monitor drought status in Pakistan

S Adnan, K Ullah, L Shuanglin, S Gao, AH Khan… - Climate Dynamics, 2018‏ - Springer
Various drought indices are normally used to monitor drought and its risk management.
Precipitation, temperature and other hydro meteorological parameters are the essential …

Agroecosystem specific climate vulnerability analysis: application of the livelihood vulnerability index to a tropical highland region

B Simane, BF Zaitchik, JD Foltz - Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for …, 2016‏ - Springer
In topographically diverse highland terrain, socio-economic and environmental conditions
can vary dramatically over relatively short distances. This presents a challenge for climate …

Drought in South Asia: A review of drought assessment and prediction in South Asian countries

SSK Chandrasekara, HH Kwon, M Vithanage… - Atmosphere, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
South Asian countries have been experiencing frequent drought incidents recently, and due
to this reason, many scientific studies have been carried out to explore drought in South …