Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift
Climate has changed over the last century, yet this change is seldom accounted for in drought assessment. This study quantifies drought bias due to climate change and suggests adjustment to align monitoring with contemporary risk.
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| author | Zachary H. Hoylman R. Kyle Bocinsky Kelsey G. Jencso |
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| description | Climate has changed over the last century, yet this change is seldom accounted for in drought assessment. This study quantifies drought bias due to climate change and suggests adjustment to align monitoring with contemporary risk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76b9b34f8fb740988bc40cd74fbb120c2022-12-22T02:35:38ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-05-011311810.1038/s41467-022-30316-5Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shiftZachary H. Hoylman0R. Kyle Bocinsky1Kelsey G. Jencso2Montana Climate Office, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of MontanaMontana Climate Office, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of MontanaMontana Climate Office, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of MontanaClimate has changed over the last century, yet this change is seldom accounted for in drought assessment. This study quantifies drought bias due to climate change and suggests adjustment to align monitoring with contemporary risk.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30316-5 |
| spellingShingle | Zachary H. Hoylman R. Kyle Bocinsky Kelsey G. Jencso Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift Nature Communications |
| title | Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift |
| title_full | Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift |
| title_fullStr | Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift |
| title_short | Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift |
| title_sort | drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change empirical arguments for a paradigm shift |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30316-5 |
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