The use of documentary evidence to investigate past climatic trends and events has become
a recognised approach in recent decades. This contribution presents the state of the art in its …

An increase in drought frequency, duration and severity is expected for the Central
European region as a direct consequence of climate change. This will have profound effects …

The end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century in the Czech Republic
were characterized by frequent extreme water cycle fluctuations, ie the occurrence of …

This study addresses the reconstruction of 4 slightly different drought indices in the Czech
Lands (now the Czech Republic) back to 1501 AD. Reconstructed monthly temperatures for …

The Czech Lands are particularly rich in documentary sources that help elucidate droughts
in the pre-instrumental period (12th–18th centuries), together with descriptions of human …

A drought of exceptional severity took place in Central Europe in 1947, with marked socio-
economic consequences and far-reaching political responses in the Czech Lands. A rich …

Climate change is affecting all sectors of human activities worldwide, including crop
production. The aim of the paper was to evaluate the average daily air temperatures …

Extreme droughts are weather phenomena of considerable importance, involving significant
environmental and societal impacts. While those that have occurred in the comparatively …

This contribution employs instrumental records to analyse the temporal and spatial
variability of monthly, seasonal and annual maximum wind gusts (MWGs) in the Czech …

Soil drought has an important influence on plant development. The SoilClim model was
used to investigate episodes of soil drought at the 0–100-cm profile during the 1961–2017 …