This paper systematically reviews the potential of the Sentinel-2 (A and B) in assessing
drought. Research findings, including the IPCC reports, highlighted the increasing trend in …

A global map of drought risk has been elaborated at the sub-national administrative level.
The motivation for this study is the observation that little research and no concerted efforts …

Food security is highly sensitive to climate risks in rainfed areas, particularly in South Asia
where agriculture is highly dependent on rainfall. About 56% of India's land mass is …

Human groups have long faced ecological threats such as resource stress and warfare, and
must also overcome strains on coordination and cooperation that are imposed by growing …

Flash droughts cause rapid depletion in root-zone soil moisture and severely affect crop
health and irrigation water demands. However, their occurrence and impacts in the current …

Drought is among the costliest natural disasters that affect the economy, food and water
security, and socioeconomic well‐being of about 1.4 billion people in India. Despite the …

Projected droughts for 21st century over India have been analysed using precipitation and
temperature data obtained from Regional Climate Models (RCMs) under Representative …

Drought indices are a numerical representation of drought conditions aimed to provide
quantitative assessments of the magnitude, spatial extent, timing, and duration of drought …

Abstract In India, Tamil Nadu is one of the states most vulnerable to drought impacting
agriculture and allied activities. This study attempts to develop a new composite drought …

Human activities associated with intensive irrigation, reservoir storage, and groundwater
pumping have substantially altered the hydrological cycle, environment, and regional …