Drought is one of the most difficult natural hazards to quantify and is divided into categories
(meteorological, agricultural, ecological and hydrological), which makes assessing recent …

Many previous studies have estimated the carrying capacity and feasible planetary
boundaries for humankind. However, less attention has been given to how we will …

Droughts can have strong environmental and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …

Hydroclimatic extremes such as intense rainfall, floods, droughts, heatwaves, and wind or
storms have devastating effects each year. One of the key challenges for society is …

In this study we analyze the drought features at European level over the period 1901–2019,
using three drought indices: the Standardized precipitation (SPI), the Standardized …

Intermittent rivers are prevalent in many countries across Europe, but little is known about
the temporal evolution of intermittence and its relationship with climate variability. Trend …

Drought is considered to be one of the most devastating natural disasters. In recent years,
determination of historical droughts has gained more importance. This can be attributed to …

Droughts during the growing season are projected to increase in frequency and severity in
Central Europe in the future. Thus, area-wide monitoring of agricultural drought in this region …

Abstract Study region United Kingdom (UK). Study focus A regional investigation of the
Standard Precipitation Index (SPI) trends and abrupt changes in the UK has been carried …

Plants are composed of complex organisms that include morphological, physiological and
biochemical segments. A number of environmental factors such as, heavy metals, drought …