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Drought: Progress in broadening its understanding

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Haile, GG; Tang, Q; Li, W; Liu, X; Zhang, X
Published in: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water
March 1, 2020

Drought affects many aspects of society and its impact is global. To this end, ren-dering recurrent drought occurrences is a key research focus. Recently, in addition to existing knowledge, progress in scientific advancements regarding drought have been observed on a regional and global scale. Here, we reviewed and outlined current and emerging scientific developments in drought, focusing on progress made in recent years. In the human-modified world, the anthropogenic effects on drought were dominant and drought-frequency showed a prominent increase. In this study, we have identified the development of drought concepts, types, and indices, and their indicators were developed as sector-specific, comprehensive, and oriented towards multiple scales. Anthropogenic changes have enhanced hydrological processes and affected the development of drought. Urbanization, deforesta-tion, and related human activities have aggravated drought. Climate change has had an exacerbating role in drought, which is expected to increase during the 21st century. Human communities, in particular, are undertaking activities that cause droughts; suffering from and coping with their impact. In addition, the direct and indirect effects of drought need reconsideration. As such, the health impact of droughts is a concern in drought-vulnerable societies and its burden on public health is largely unknown. The need for drought recovery to aid in effective ecosystem functioning in the aftermath of the drought and the development of mitigation measures to alleviate recurrent drought is critical. Enhanced drought monitoring and management options are required under existing environmental and socioeconomic setups in the 21st century. This article is characterized under: Science of Water > Water Extremes Engineering Water > Planning Water Water and Life > Stresses and Pressures on Ecosystems.

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Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water

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2049-1948

Publication Date

March 1, 2020

Volume

7

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2
 

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Haile, G. G., Tang, Q., Li, W., Liu, X., & Zhang, X. (2020). Drought: Progress in broadening its understanding. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/WAT2.1407
Haile, G. G., Q. Tang, W. Li, X. Liu, and X. Zhang. “Drought: Progress in broadening its understanding.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 7, no. 2 (March 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1002/WAT2.1407.
Haile GG, Tang Q, Li W, Liu X, Zhang X. Drought: Progress in broadening its understanding. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 2020 Mar 1;7(2).
Haile, G. G., et al. “Drought: Progress in broadening its understanding.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, vol. 7, no. 2, Mar. 2020. Scopus, doi:10.1002/WAT2.1407.
Haile GG, Tang Q, Li W, Liu X, Zhang X. Drought: Progress in broadening its understanding. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 2020 Mar 1;7(2).
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Published In

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water

DOI

EISSN

2049-1948

Publication Date

March 1, 2020

Volume

7

Issue

2