Reprint
Extreme Floods and Droughts under Future Climate Scenarios
Edited by
November 2019
174 pages
- ISBN 978-3-03921-898-1 (Paperback)
- ISBN 978-3-03921-899-8 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Extreme Floods and Droughts under Future Climate Scenarios that was published in
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Engineering
Summary
Hydroclimatic extremes, such as floods and droughts, affect aspects of our lives and the environment including energy, hydropower, agriculture, transportation, urban life, and human health and safety. Climate studies indicate that the risk of increased flooding and/or more severe droughts will be higher in the future than today, causing increased fatalities, environmental degradation, and economic losses. Using a suite of innovative approaches this book quantifies the changes in projected hydroclimatic extremes and illustrates their impacts in several locations in North America, Asia, and Europe.