Human activities and climate change constitute the contemporary catalyst for natural
processes and their impacts, ie, geo-environmental hazards. Globally, natural catastrophic …

In this study we analyze drought features at the European level over the period 1901–2019
using three drought indices: the standardized precipitation index (SPI), the standardized …

The precipitation-based indices such as the standardized precipitation index (SPI), the
standardized anomaly index (SAI), the rainfall anomaly index (RAI), the percent of normal …

European Union's vulnerability to climate change stretches far beyond its borders because
many of its economic sectors, such as meat and dairy, use raw materials sourced from far …

Understanding hydrological variability is of crucial importance for water resource
management in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While existing studies typically focus on …

The ever-increasing need for water, the alteration in the climate, and its observed changes
over recent years have triggered a lot of research studies associated with the phenomenon …

Background Leaf hydraulic and economics traits are critical for balancing plant water and
CO 2 exchange, and their relationship has been widely studied. Leaf anatomical traits …

Natural resources degradation poses multiple challenges particularly to environmental and
economic processes. It is usually difficult to identify the degree of degradation and the critical …

Abstract The Euro-Mediterranean region experienced a remarkable drought during the
hydrological year 2021/22. Substantial and widespread impacts on water supply systems …

Reintroduction and rewilding initiatives are key strategies to reverse human impacts on
ecosystems and re‐establish natural processes. However, rewilding may involve complex …