The devastating socioeconomic impacts of recent droughts have intensified the need for
improved drought monitoring in South Africa (SA). This study has shown that not all indices …

Abrupt onset and swift intensification characterize flash droughts. Global surface soil
moisture (θRS) from NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite can facilitate a …

Hydrological droughts are events of prolonged water scarcity and cause many devastating
impacts. It is, therefore, extremely crucial to understand their spatiotemporal evolution to …

According to the importance of selecting the appropriate index for assessing drought, in this
study, the performance of ten drought indices including six meteorological and four remote …

The complexity and randomness of drought events make its description difficult. Although
previous studies have analyzed the characteristics of drought events in different regions …

Drought is one of the natural hazards that have negatively affected the agricultural sector
worldwide. The aims of this study were to track drought characteristics (duration (DD) …

Abstract Study region The Yellow River Basin in China Study focus Agricultural drought (AD)
poses a serious threat to national food security, however, responses to AD to meteorological …

Pakistan's agriculture and food production account for 27% of its overall gross domestic
product (GDP). Despite ongoing advances in technology and crop varieties, an imbalance …

Fusarium crown rot (FCR) of wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a stubble-borne disease of global
concern and a known yield-limiting factor in the Western Cape Province of South Africa …

Drought is ranked one of most devastating natural hazards in the world and this is also true
in the context of Zimbabwe due to its constant recurrence. The article assesses spatial and …