Flash droughts are a recently recognized type of extreme event distinguished by sudden
onset and rapid intensification of drought conditions with severe impacts. They unfold on …

Cellular networks have changed the world we are living in, and the fifth generation (5G) of
radio technology is expected to further revolutionise our everyday lives by enabling a high …

Severe and persistent 21st-century drought in southwestern North America (SWNA)
motivates comparisons to medieval megadroughts and questions about the role of …

Global warming alters surface water availability (precipitation minus evapotranspiration, P–
E) and hence freshwater resources. However, the influence of land–atmosphere feedbacks …

Two questions motivated this study: 1) Will meteorological droughts become more frequent
and severe during the twenty-first century? 2) Given the projected global temperature rise, to …

Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …

Prior work shows western US forest wildfire activity increased abruptly in the mid-1980s.
Large forest wildfires and areas burned in them have continued to increase over recent …

Abstract Between 2000 and 2014, annual Colorado River flows averaged 19% below the
1906–1999 average, the worst 15‐year drought on record. At least one‐sixth to one‐half …

Drylands, a critical terrestrial system of the Earth due to low water availability, are known for
their extensive global reach, estimated by most scientific sources at approximately 41% of …

Regional climate modeling using convection‐permitting models (CPMs; horizontal grid
spacing< 4 km) emerges as a promising framework to provide more reliable climate …