Estimating drought risk across Europe from reported drought impacts, drought indices, and vulnerability factors

Drought is one of the most costly natural hazards in Europe. Due to its complexity, drought risk, meant as the combination of the natural hazard and societal vulnerability, is difficult to define and challenging to detect and predict, as the impacts of drought are very diverse, covering the breadth...

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Main Authors: V. Blauhut, K. Stahl, J. H. Stagge, L. M. Tallaksen, L. De Stefano, J. Vogt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-07-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/20/2779/2016/hess-20-2779-2016.pdf