Executive summary In the past few decades, major public health advances have happened
in Europe, with drastic decreases in premature mortality and a life expectancy increase of …

Droughts can have strong environmental and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …

Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

Forecasting and early warning systems are important investments to protect lives, properties,
and livelihood. While early warning systems are frequently used to predict the magnitude …

Over the past decades, the scientific community has made significant efforts to simulate
flooding conditions using a variety of complex physically based models. Despite all …

Floods cause billions of dollars of damage each year, and flood risks are expected to
increase due to socio-economic development, subsidence, and climate change …

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 …

Ensemble flood forecasting has gained significant momentum over the past decade due to
the growth of ensemble numerical weather and climate prediction, expansion in high …

Abstract Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) are implemented in many parts of the world,
but early warnings do not always translate into an emergency response from all individuals …

Floods are the most frequent of natural disasters, affecting millions of people across the
globe every year. The anticipation and forecasting of floods at the global scale is crucial to …