Future climate risk from compound events

J Zscheischler, S Westra, BJJM Van Den Hurk… - Nature climate …, 2018 - nature.com
Floods, wildfires, heatwaves and droughts often result from a combination of interacting
physical processes across multiple spatial and temporal scales. The combination of …

Future changes to the intensity and frequency of short‐duration extreme rainfall

S Westra, HJ Fowler, JP Evans… - Reviews of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence that extreme rainfall intensity is increasing at the global scale has strengthened
considerably in recent years. Research now indicates that the greatest increases are likely …

If precipitation extremes are increasing, why aren't floods?

A Sharma, C Wasko… - Water resources research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Despite evidence of increasing precipitation extremes, corresponding evidence for
increases in flooding remains elusive. If anything, flood magnitudes are decreasing despite …

Evidence of shorter more extreme rainfalls and increased flood variability under climate change

C Wasko, R Nathan, L Stein, D O'Shea - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Increases in extreme rainfall intensities as a result of climate change pose a great risk due to
the possibility of increases in pluvial flooding, particularly in urban and developed areas. But …

A compound event framework for understanding extreme impacts

M Leonard, S Westra, A Phatak… - Wiley …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Climate and weather variables such as rainfall, temperature, and pressure are indicators for
hazards such as tropical cyclones, floods, and fires. The impact of these events can be due …

Multivariate statistical modelling of compound events via pair-copula constructions: analysis of floods in Ravenna (Italy)

E Bevacqua, D Maraun, I Hobæk Haff… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2017 - hess.copernicus.org
Compound events (CEs) are multivariate extreme events in which the individual contributing
variables may not be extreme themselves, but their joint–dependent–occurrence causes an …

Global assessment of flood and storm extremes with increased temperatures

C Wasko, A Sharma - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
There is overwhelming consensus that the intensity of heavy precipitation events is
increasing in a warming world. It is generally expected such increases will translate to a …

Continuous hydrologic modelling for design simulation in small and ungauged basins: A step forward and some tests for its practical use

S Grimaldi, F Nardi, R Piscopia, A Petroselli… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The design hydrograph estimation in small and ungauged basins represents one of the most
common practices and, yet, a challenging open research topic for hydrologists. When …

An overview of flood concepts, challenges, and future directions

A Mishra, S Mukherjee, B Merz, VP Singh… - Journal of hydrologic …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
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 …

Multiday precipitation is a prominent driver of floods in Indian river basins

JS Nanditha, V Mishra - Water Resources Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
India witness floods during the summer monsoon (June–September) that disproportionately
affect the socioeconomic well‐being of millions of people. Nonstructural measures such as …