Early warning systems (EWS) facilitate societies' preparedness and effective response
capabilities to climate risks. Climate risks embody hazards, exposure, and vulnerability …

Accurate drought prediction is essential for drought resilience and water resources
management. The skill of seasonal drought prediction from dynamical and statistical models …

Unlike other natural hazards, drought has severe consequences on numerous aspects of
life. After the industrial revolution, drought is prevailing in most parts of the world. Likewise …

Abstract The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is a vital component of meteorological
drought. Several researchers have been using SPI in their studies to develop new …

Drought is probably the most multifaceted environmental disaster that results from a
precipitation deficiency. It perhaps has directly and indirectly potential effects on people's …

Drought is a creeping phenomenon that slowly holds an area over time and can be
continued for many years. The impacts of drought occurrences can affect communities and …

Drought is one of the most common climatic or meteorological hazards and has
spatiotemporal characteristics that substantially impact the livelihoods and economy …

The quantitative description of meteorological drought from various geographical locations
and indicators is crucial for early drought warning to avoid its negative impacts. Therefore …

This study mainly focuses on spatiotemporal and inter-seasonal meteorological drought
characteristics. Random Effect Logistic Regression Model (RELRM) and Conditional Fixed …

The current study proposes a new framework for quantifying and monitoring the severity of
meteorological drought. The proposed framework consists of three phases. The first phase …