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Spatiotemporal variations of riverine flood fatalities: 70 years global to regional perspective
(IWHR Wiley, 2023-05-14)
Floods are among the most devastating natural hazards worldwide. While rainfall is the primary trigger of floods, human activities and climate change can exacerbate the impacts of floods and lead to more significant economic ...
SWAT model-based quantification of the impact of land use land cover change on sediment yield in the Fincha watershed, Ethiopia
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-09-07)
In recent years, Ethiopia is facing problems due to soil erosion, mainly because of
the conversion of natural vegetation into cultivated land to answer to increasing
human pressure. Such changes in coverage are fostering ...
Can sediments play a role in river flood risk mapping? Learning from selected European examples
(Springer Nature, 2023-09-28)
Background:
Climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressure are two of the major drivers of increasing extreme events like droughts and floods. To deal with the increasing number of flooding events hitting Europe in ...
Modelling the impact of historical and future Land Use Land Cover changes on the hydrological response of an Ethiopian watershed
(Springer, 2024-01-10)
Land Use Land Cover (LULC) is generally considered one of the key factors influencing the hydrological processes and sediment output in arid and semi-arid watersheds. Focusing on the Ethiopian Fincha watershed, the current ...
Assessment of meteorological, hydrological and groundwater drought in the Konya closed basin, Türkiye
(Springer, 2024-05-02)
Water scarcity, and drought in particular, is a major challenge worldwide, causing direct and indirect negative effects on ecological systems and water resources, as well as social and economic aspects of life. Climate ...