Information systems in a changing climate: Early warnings and drought risk management

Drought is among the most damaging, and least understood, of all “natural” hazards. Although some droughts last a single season and affect only small areas, the instrumental and paleoclimate records show that droughts have sometimes continued for decades and have impacted millions of square kilomete...

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Main Authors: Roger S. Pulwarty, Mannava V.K. Sivakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094714000218