[HTML][HTML] A review of spatial variations of multiple natural hazards and risk management strategies in Pakistan

MA Hussain, Z Shuai, MA Moawwez, T Umar, MR Iqbal… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural hazards are dynamic and unpredictable events that are a continuous threat to global
socio-economic development. Humans' reactions to these catastrophes are influenced by …

[HTML][HTML] Morpho-physiological and biochemical response of wheat to various treatments of silicon nano-particles under drought stress conditions

MAS Raza, B Zulfiqar, R Iqbal, MN Muzamil… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs) have shown their potential for use in farming under
water-deficient conditions. Thus, the experiment was accomplished to explore the impacts of …

Prediction of droughts over Pakistan using machine learning algorithms

N Khan, DA Sachindra, S Shahid, K Ahmed… - Advances in Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change has increased frequency, severity and areal extent of droughts across the
world in the last few decades magnifying their adverse impacts. Prediction of droughts is …

Impacts of climate variability and change on seasonal drought characteristics of Pakistan

K Ahmed, S Shahid, N Nawaz - Atmospheric research, 2018 - Elsevier
Assessment of the influence of climate variables on drought characteristics is important for
adaption to changing pattern of droughts due to climate change. The objective of this study …

Prediction of meteorological drought by using hybrid support vector regression optimized with HHO versus PSO algorithms

A Malik, Y Tikhamarine, SS Sammen, SI Abba… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Drought is considered one of the costliest natural disasters that result in water scarcity and
crop damage almost every year. Drought monitoring and forecasting are essential for the …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal drought pattern changes due to climate variability: Case study in Afghanistan

I Qutbudin, MS Shiru, A Sharafati, K Ahmed… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
We assessed the changes in meteorological drought severity and drought return periods
during cropping seasons in Afghanistan for the period of 1901 to 2010. The droughts in the …

[HTML][HTML] Projection of meteorological droughts in Nigeria during growing seasons under climate change scenarios

MS Shiru, S Shahid, A Dewan, ES Chung, N Alias… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Like many other African countries, incidence of drought is increasing in Nigeria. In this work,
spatiotemporal changes in droughts under different representative concentration pathway …

Spatial distribution of unidirectional trends in temperature and temperature extremes in Pakistan

N Khan, S Shahid, T Ismail, XJ Wang - Theoretical and Applied …, 2019 - Springer
Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries of the world to temperature extremes due to
its predominant arid climate and geographic location in the fast temperature rising zone …

[HTML][HTML] Trend analysis of droughts during crop growing seasons of Nigeria

MS Shiru, S Shahid, N Alias, ES Chung - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
This study assesses the impacts of recent climate changes on drought-affected areas and
the occurrence of droughts during different cropping seasons of Nigeria using the …

Drought index prediction using data intelligent analytic models: a review

ZM Yaseen, S Shahid - Intelligent Data Analytics for Decision-Support …, 2021 - Springer
This review chapter discusses drought index predictions with data intelligent methods. Due
to massive climate change owing to temperature increments, water resources have faced a …