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Responses of stem growth and canopy greenness of temperate conifers to dry spells
Dry spells strongly influence biomass production in forest ecosystems. Their effects may last several years following a drought event, prolonging...
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Evolution of Mediterranean extreme dry spells during the wet season under climate change
Dry spells are natural hazards which have strong impacts on the environment and on many socioeconomic sectors. Their evolution in the Mediterranean...
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Sex-dependent resilience to extreme drought events: implications for climate change adaptation of a South American endangered tree species
BackgroundRecent changes in climatic trends are resulting in an increased frequency and intensity of extreme events, with unknown effect on ecosystem...
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“This community will grow” — little concern for future wildfires in a dry and increasingly hotter Swedish rural community
Increased risk of wildfires is often highlighted in media coverage of climate change in the Nordic countries. How an increased risk is reflected in...
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Impact of Climate Change on the Hydropower Dam on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia Based on the Rainfall Variability Index (RVI)
There has been a substantial increase in energy generation in the country as a result of the country's rapid expansion and constant economic growth....
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Projections of precipitation extremes over the Volta Basin: insight from CanESM2 regional climate model under RCP 4.5 and 8.5 forcing scenarios
Perturbations in extreme precipitation characteristics are investigated over the Volta Basin (VB) and its three subdomains (Sahel, Soudano-Sahel and...
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Exploring Different Approaches for Computing the Standardized Precipitation Index to Characterize Dry and Wet Periods in the Yarmouk River Basin, Jordan
This study aimed to investigate the annual precipitation time series in the Yarmouk River Basin, Jordan, and to characterize dry–wet periods using...
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Geochemical Characteristics of Groundwater Consumed by Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease with Unknown Aetiology in the Crystalline Dry Zone Terrain of Sri Lanka
Quality of drinking water has become a significant concern with chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu), particularly in the dry zone...
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Spatiotemporal Variability of Short-Term Meteorological Drought for Semi-arid North Gujarat Region, India
The present research analyzed spatial and temporal variability of short-term meteorological drought using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and...
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Fingerprinting of rainfall over semi-arid region, Western India, using MATLAB and GIS
The present study investigates long-term changes in the rainfall regime over the Sabarmati River Basin, Western India, during 1981–2020 using...
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Impact of climate change and adaptations for cultivation of millets in Central Sahel
Climate change has impacted agricultural production systems, especially in the Sahel region, which is fragile climatically, politically, and...
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Frequency and geospatial vulnerability indices of rainfall and temperature extremes in the Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
Climate extremes are becoming more prevalent and hazardous as global climate change increases. The purpose of this study was to find out how often...
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Why do riparian communities persist in disaster-prone areas? Empirical evidence from Mbire District, Zimbabwe
Understanding the relocation behaviour of people from unsafe places has been a major area of research among many scholars. The current study applies...
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A Remote Sensing-Based Approach for Analysis of Dry and Wet Periods of Bangladesh Based on Standardized Precipitation Index During 1981–2020
Bangladesh, having a subtropical monsoon climate with wide seasonal fluctuations in rainfall, is susceptible to recurrent dry and wet periods. This...
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The influence of heat and cold waves on mortality in Russian subarctic cities with varying climates
Publications on ambient temperature-related mortality among Arctic or subarctic populations are extremely rare. While circumpolar areas cover large...
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Extreme stratospheric wave activity as harbingers of cold events over North America
Extreme cold events over North America such as the February 2021 cold wave have been suggested to be linked to stratospheric polar vortex stretching....
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Climate change experiences raise environmental concerns and promote Green voting
Public support is fundamental in scaling up actions to limit global warming. Here, we analyse how the experience of climate extremes influences...
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Drought Risk Assessment Using NDVI—A Case Study
Agriculture drought is deemed one of the most horrible phenomena that mankind has been facing. In a nation like India, dry spells are causing such...
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Millennium-scale changes in the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation influenced groundwater recharge rates in Italy
Groundwater, essential for water availability, sanitation and achieving Sustainable Development Goals, is shaped by climate dynamics and complex...
