Disastrous floods have caused millions of fatalities in the twentieth century, tens of billions of
dollars of direct economic loss each year and serious disruption to global trade. In this …

Floods, wildfires, heatwaves and droughts often result from a combination of interacting
physical processes across multiple spatial and temporal scales. The combination of …

This review provides a broad overview of the current state of flood research, current
challenges, and future directions. Beginning with a discussion of flood-generating …

Statistical distributions of flood peak discharge often show heavy tail behavior, that is,
extreme floods are more likely to occur than would be predicted by commonly used …

There is serious concern that the hazard, or probability, of river floods is increasing over
time. Starting from narratives that are sometimes discussed in public, the article addresses …

A wide variety of processes controls the time of occurrence, duration, extent, and severity of
river floods. Classifying flood events by their causative processes may assist in enhancing …

One common approach to cope with floods is the implementation of structural flood
protection measures, such as levees or flood-control reservoirs, which substantially reduce …

Flood modeling at the regional to global scale is a key requirement for equitable emergency
and land management. Coupled hydrological‐hydraulic models are at the core of flood …

Current research on flooding risk often focuses on understanding hazards, de-emphasizing
the complex pathways of exposure and vulnerability. We investigated the use of both …

Pluvial flash floods are fast-moving hazards and causes significant disruptions in urban
areas. With the increase in heavy precipitations, the ability to proactively identify flash floods …