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Analysis of deficit summer monsoon rainfall over India in CMIP5 simulations
AbstractIn this study, we examined the performance of 33 CMIP5 models to simulate summer monsoon rainfall over India for the century-long period...
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Landslide susceptibility assessment using different rainfall event-based landslide inventories: advantages and limitations
The present work aims to evaluate potential sources of uncertainty associated with rainfall-triggered event-based landslide inventories within the...
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Natural disasters related to rainfall trends in Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil
Disasters caused by rainfall extremes represent social challenges in several sectors, especially in climate change scenarios. Along with changes in...
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Patterns and drivers of heavy and extreme hourly rainfall events over Metro Manila, Philippines
This study investigates the spatio-temporal characteristics of heavy hourly rainfall (HHR; 95th–99th percentile) and extreme hourly rainfall (EHR;...
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Rainfall intensification amplifies exposure of American Southwest to conditions that trigger postfire debris flows
Short-duration, high-intensity rainfall can initiate deadly and destructive debris flows after wildfire. Methods to estimate the conditions that can...
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A material point method analysis of failure mechanism and kinematic behavior of rainfall-induced landslide
Rainfall-induced landslides are a frequent and severe natural hazard in the southern regions of Ethiopia. These occurrences substantially threaten...
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Evaluating land degradation by gully erosion through soil erosion indices and rainfall thresholds
Among the land degradation processes, gully erosion is the one that poses more environmental and societal challenges in arid regions. Predicting...
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Changes in rainfall rates and increased number of extreme rainfall events in Rio de Janeiro city
Increased temperature rates have the potential to change the rainfall regime in a given region, as well as to intensify its extreme events, which may...
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Heavy rainfall associated with floods in southeastern Brazil in November–December 2021
In southeast Brazil, heavy precipitation events during the summer trigger floods. These disasters are responsible for most loss of lives. In November...
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The ENSO Fingerprint on Bangladesh Summer Monsoon Rainfall
In South Asia (SA), the boreal summer monsoon (June to September; JJAS) and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) are connected, though different...
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Synergistic Effect of the Planetary-scale Disturbance, Typhoon and Meso-β-scale Convective Vortex on the Extremely Intense Rainstorm on 20 July 2021 in Zhengzhou
On 20 July 2021, northern Henan Province in China experienced catastrophic flooding as a result of an extremely intense rainstorm, with a...
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Heavy Rainfall Mechanism Over East Asia: Numerical Modeling Perspective
This chapter begins by providing a brief historical review of heavy rainfallHeavy rainfall (precipitation) mechanism studies over East Asia, centered...
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Assessing flood risks in the Taquari-Antas Basin (Southeast Brazil) during the September 2023 extreme rainfall surge
This analysis delves into precipitation dynamics in the Bacia Taquari Antas region, with a focus on September 2023. Employing a multi-scale approach...
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Definition of Extreme Rainfall Events and Design of Rainfall Based on the Copula Function
Extreme rainfall has changed in frequency and intensity as a result of climate change, and its impact on nature and society is far greater than that...
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Modeling the spatiotemporal heterogeneity and changes of slope stability in rainfall-induced landslide areas
Rainfall-induced landslides are sudden, widespread, and prone to cause significant loss of life and property. To explore the heterogeneity and...
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Latitudinal variations of summer monsoon rainfall in different intensity classes over the Western Ghats
The Western Ghats (WG) is one of the important biodiversity hotspots and rainfall intense regions in south Asia. In this paper, the long-term trend...
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Development of site-specific time distribution pattern of rainfall for Tarapur, India
AbstractGeneralised dimensionless temporal patterns of rainfall were developed using 17 yr-long hourly rainfall records from Tarapur, on the west...
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Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability
Eastern Africa exhibits bimodal rainfall consisting of long rains (March–May) and short rains (October–December), changes in which have profound...
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Identifying Dynamic and Thermodynamic Contributions to the Record-Breaking 2022 Summer Extreme Rainfall Events in Korea
In 2022, South Korea experienced a series of climate extremes, among which the August 8 extreme rainfall event stands out due to its considerable...
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Experimental Study on Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Interbedded Anti-inclined Rock Slopes Induced by Rainfall
Rainfall with heavy intensity and long duration is a main inducing factor that triggers landslides on anti-inclined rock slopes. Numerous interbedded...
