Many of the world's extensive warm dryland regions support numerous, albeit often
infrequently flowing, rivers. Dryland rivers are increasingly a focus of scientific and applied …

The hydromorphic regimes that underpinned Old World river-based civilizations are
reviewed in light of recent research. Notable Holocene climatic changes varied from region …

This report is the first complete assessment of the science of climate change since Working
Group I (WGI) of the IPCC produced its second report Climate Change 1995: The Science of …

Extreme environmental events, such as floods, droughts, rainstorms, and high winds, have
severe consequences for human society. Regional frequency analysis helps to solve the …

Observed climate change and variability (for definitions, see the IPCC Glossary, Appendix I)
are considered in this chapter by addressing seven commonly asked questions related to …

Problem: Human and natural systems will probably have to adapt to climate change impacts,
but this cannot be planned for using the traditional approach based on predictions because …

Data from long‐term ecosystem monitoring and research stations in North America and
results of simulations made with interpretive models indicate that changes in climate …

Flood estimation and flood management have traditionally been the domain of hydrologists,
water resources engineers and statisticians, and disciplinary approaches abound. Dominant …

▪ Abstract Accumulation rates of terrestrial sediment have increased in the past few million
years both on and adjacent to continents, although not everywhere. Apparently, erosion has …

Rivers are important agents of change that shape the Earth's surface and evolve through
time in response to fluctuations in climate and other environmental conditions. They are …