Editor(s): Anne Van Loon (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium), Gemma Coxon (University of Bristol, United Kingdom), Camila Alvarez-Garreton (Austral University of Chile, Chile), Elena Toth (University of Bologna, Italy), Shreedhar Maskey (IHE Delft, Netherlands), Khalid Hassaballah (IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center, Kenya), Floris van Ogtrop (University of Sydney, Australia), Noemi Vergopolan (Princeton University, United States of America), Sina Khatami (Uppsala University, Sweden), Mana Gharun (University of Münster, Germany), Sam Illingworth (Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom), Louise Arnal (Ouranos, Climate Science & Climate Services Team, Canada), and Giulia Vico (SLU, Sweden)
Special issue jointly organized between Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Biogeosciences, Geoscience Communication, and Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
19 Dec 2024
Ready, Set & Go! An anticipatory action system against droughts
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 4661–4682,
2024 11 Dec 2024
Responses of field-grown maize to different soil types, water regimes, and contrasting vapor pressure deficit
Biogeosciences, 21, 5495–5515,
2024 11 Dec 2024
Effect of the 2022 summer drought across forest types in Europe
Biogeosciences, 21, 5481–5494,
2024 14 Oct 2024
Actionable human–water system modelling under uncertainty
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 4501–4520,
2024 09 Oct 2024
Drought propagation in high-latitude catchments: Insights from a 60-Year Analysis Using Standardized Indices
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for NHESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
09 Oct 2024
GTDI: a game-theory-based integrated drought index implying hazard-causing and hazard-bearing impact change
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 3479–3495,
2024 02 Oct 2024
Have river flow droughts become more severe? A review of the evidence from the UK – a data-rich temperate environment
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss.,
2024Revised manuscript under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
25 Sep 2024
The effects of upstream water abstraction for commercial export farming on drought risk and impact of agropastoral communities in the drylands of Kenya
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: open, 2 comments)
23 Sep 2024
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Review article: Drought as a continuum – memory effects in interlinked hydrological, ecological, and social systems
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 3173–3205,
2024 20 Sep 2024
Increasing water stress in Chile evidenced by novel datasets of water availability, land use and water use
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: open, 1 comment)
19 Sep 2024
Sectoral Vulnerability to Drought: Exploring the Role of Blue and Green Water Dependency in Mid and High-Latitudes
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for NHESS (discussion: open, 1 comment)
19 Sep 2024
Are rivers becoming more intermittent in France? Learning from an extended set of climate projections based on the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5)
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 3 comments)
18 Sep 2024
Global Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Subnational Droughts: A Comparative Analysis of Combined Versus Single Drought Indicators
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss.,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: open, 0 comments)
06 Sep 2024
An evaluation on the alignment of drought policy and planning guidelines with the contemporary disaster risk reduction agenda
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss.,
2024Preprint under review for NHESS (discussion: open, 4 comments)
05 Sep 2024
Drought decreases streamflow response to precipitation especially in arid regions
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 2 comments)
05 Sep 2024
Storyline Analytical Framework for Understanding Future Severe Low-Water Episodes and Their Consequences
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
05 Sep 2024
Projections of streamflow intermittence under climate change in European drying river networks
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss.,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 5 comments)
04 Sep 2024
Imprints of Increases in Evapotranspiration on Decreases in Streamflow during dry Periods, a large-sample Analysis in Germany
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
04 Sep 2024
Enhancement of state response capability and famine mitigation: A comparative analysis of two drought events in northern China during the Ming dynasty
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss.,
2024Revised manuscript accepted for NHESS (discussion: closed, 12 comments)
03 Sep 2024
Technical note: What does the Standardized Streamflow Index actually reflect? Insights and implications for hydrological drought analysis
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss.,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 2 comments)
02 Sep 2024
The 2022 Drought Shows the Importance of Preparedness in European Drought Risk Management
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for NHESS (discussion: open, 0 comments)
29 Aug 2024
Measuring extremes-driven direct biophysical impacts in agricultural drought damages
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for NHESS (discussion: final response, 2 comments)
14 Aug 2024
The 2022 Drought Needs to be a Turning Point for European Drought Risk Management
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for NHESS (discussion: open, 1 comment)
14 Aug 2024
User-Validated Drought Vulnerability Factors in Forested Cold Climates: Multi-Sectoral Perspectives from Sweden
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: open, 1 comment)
30 Jul 2024
A long-term drought reconstruction based on oxygen isotope tree ring data
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript accepted for BG (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
29 Jul 2024
Meteorological drought projections for Australia from downscaled high-resolution CMIP6 climate simulations
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: open, 2 comments)
26 Jul 2024
Review article: Co-creating knowledge for drought impact assessment in socio-hydrology
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for NHESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
09 Jul 2024
Distribution, trends and drivers of flash droughts in the United Kingdom
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
09 Jul 2024
Value of seasonal flow forecasts for enhancing reservoir operation and drought management in South Korea
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 7 comments)
05 Jul 2024
Flash drought characteristics based on three identification methods in the North China Plain, China
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss.,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: open, 1 comment)
04 Jul 2024
Earth observation reveals reduced winter wheat growth and the importance of soil water storing capacity during drought
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for BG (discussion: final response, 5 comments)
04 Jul 2024
Droughts and Media: when and what do the newspapers talk about the droughts in England?
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 6 comments)
01 Jul 2024
Brief communication: Lessons learned and experiences gained from building up a global survey on societal resilience to changing droughts
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 2165–2173,
2024 13 Jun 2024
Compound droughts under climate change in Switzerland
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 1975–2001,
2024 11 Jun 2024
The influence of human activities on streamflow reductions during the megadrought in central Chile
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 2483–2503,
2024 05 Jun 2024
Adaptive Behavior of Over a Million Individual Farmers Under Consecutive Droughts: A Large-Scale Agent-Based Modeling Analysis in the Bhima Basin, India
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript accepted for NHESS (discussion: final response, 5 comments)
30 May 2024
Multisectoral analysis of drought impacts and management responses to the 2008–2015 record drought in the Colorado Basin, Texas
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 1871–1896,
2024 27 May 2024
Theoretical Annual Exceedances from Moving Average Drought Indices
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript accepted for HESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
16 May 2024
Text mining uncovers the unique dynamics of socio-economic impacts of the 2018–2022 multi-year drought in Germany
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 1757–1777,
2024 13 May 2024
Can adaptations of crop and soil management prevent yield losses during water scarcity? – A modelling study
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
08 May 2024
Analyzing past and future droughts that induce clay shrinkage in France using an index based on water budget simulation for trees
EGUsphere,
2024Preprint under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
08 May 2024
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Drought and radiation explain fluctuations in Amazon rainforest greenness during the 2015–2016 drought
Biogeosciences, 21, 2273–2295,
2024 07 May 2024
Spatially explicit assessment of water scarcity and potential mitigating solutions in a large water-limited basin: the Yellow River basin in China
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss.,
2024Revised manuscript accepted for HESS (discussion: closed, 4 comments)
07 May 2024
Through a Different Lens: Unravelling Perspectives on Women's Roles in Farming and Drought Resilience
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for GC (discussion: final response, 7 comments)
06 May 2024
Investigating the global and regional response of drought to idealized deforestation using multiple global climate models
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
22 Apr 2024
Unraveling phenological and stomatal responses to flash drought and implications for water and carbon budgets
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 1827–1851,
2024 18 Apr 2024
Drought Research Exhibits Shifting Priorities, Trends and Geographic Patterns
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for HESS (discussion: final response, 6 comments)
11 Apr 2024
HESS Opinions: The unsustainable use of groundwater conceals a “Day Zero”
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 1605–1616,
2024 04 Apr 2024
From insufficient rainfall to livelihoods: understanding the cascade of drought impacts and policy implications
EGUsphere,
2024Revised manuscript under review for NHESS (discussion: final response, 5 comments)
28 Mar 2024
Added value of seasonal hindcasts to create UK hydrological drought storylines
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 1065–1078,
2024 28 Mar 2024
On the timescale of drought indices for monitoring streamflow drought considering catchment hydrological regimes
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 1415–1439,
2024 27 Mar 2024
Potential for historically unprecedented Australian droughts from natural variability and climate change
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 1383–1401,
2024 25 Mar 2024
Process-based three-layer synergistic optimal-allocation model for complex water resource systems considering reclaimed water
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 28, 1325–1350,
2024 21 Mar 2024
A new approach for drought index adjustment to clay-shrinkage-induced subsidence over France: advantages of the interactive leaf area index
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 999–1016,
2024 19 Jan 2024
Water and Us: tales and hands-on laboratories to educate about sustainable and nonconflictual water resources management
Geosci. Commun., 7, 1–15,
2024 28 Nov 2023
HESS Opinions: Drought impacts as failed prospects
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 27, 4217–4225,
2023 21 Nov 2023
Mind the Gap: Misalignment Between Drought Monitoring and Community Realities
EGUsphere,
2023Revised manuscript accepted for NHESS (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
21 Nov 2023
Review article: Towards improved drought prediction in the Mediterranean region – modeling approaches and future directions
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 3543–3583,
2023 15 Nov 2023
Drought cascades across multiple systems in Central Asia identified based on the dynamic space–time motion approach
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 27, 4115–4133,
2023 23 Oct 2023
Determination of appropriate land use/cover pattern based on the hydroclimatic regime to support regional ecological management in the agro-pastoral ecotone of northwest China
EGUsphere,
2023Preprint under review for BG (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
27 Sep 2023
Drought intensity–duration–frequency curves based on deficit in precipitation and streamflow for water resources management
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 27, 3427–3445,
2023 06 Jul 2023
Indicator-to-impact links to help improve agricultural drought preparedness in Thailand
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 2419–2441,
2023