Drought is a common hydrometeorological phenomenon and a pervasive global hazard. As
our climate changes, it is likely that drought events will become more intense and frequent …

Droughts occur naturally, but climate change has generally accelerated the hydrological
processes to make them set in quicker and become more intense, with many consequences …

Traditional, mainstream definitions of drought describe it as deficit in water‐related variables
or water‐dependent activities (eg, precipitation, soil moisture, surface and groundwater …

Groundwater is the world's largest freshwater resource and is critically important for
irrigation, and hence for global food security,–. Already, unsustainable groundwater …

East Africa (EA) has been the primary focus for various drought studies in recent years.
However, a comprehensive analysis of droughts, including their evolution, complexity, social …

Drought is a complex natural hazard that impacts ecosystems and society in many ways.
Many of these impacts are associated with hydrological drought (drought in rivers, lakes …

Drought prediction is an important subject, particularly in drought-hydrology, and has a key
role in risk management, drought readiness and alleviation. Hydrological time series data …

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A global map of drought risk has been elaborated at the sub-national administrative level.
The motivation for this study is the observation that little research and no concerted efforts …

In the current human-modified world, or Anthropocene, the state of water stores and fluxes
has become dependent on human as well as natural processes. Water deficits (or droughts) …