Abstract: ccurate and reliable drought monitoring is essential to drought mitigation efforts and reduction of social vulnerability. A variety of indices, such as the standardized precipitation index (SPI), are used for drought ...

Abstract: AbstractWildfires can cause disastrous impacts on natural and human systems. Hydroclimatic extremes, such as droughts and high temperature anomalies, can affect the occurrence, intensity, and spread of wildfires. Moreover, ...

Abstract: rought is a slowly varying natural phenomenon and may have wide impacts on a range of sectors. Tremendous efforts have therefore been devoted to drought monitoring and prediction to reduce potential impacts of drought. ...

Abstract: n past decades, severe drought events have struck different regions around the world, leading to huge losses to a wide array of environmental and societal sectors. Due to wide impacts of drought, it is of critical importance ...