Flash drought: A state of the science review

JI Christian, M Hobbins, A Hoell… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the two decades, since the advent of the term “flash drought,” considerable research has
been directed toward the topic. Within the scientific community, we have actively forged a …

Global projections of flash drought show increased risk in a warming climate

JI Christian, ER Martin, JB Basara, JC Furtado… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Flash drought, characterized by unusually rapid drying, can have substantial impact on
many socioeconomic sectors, particularly agriculture. However, potential changes to flash …

Heterogeneity in vegetation recovery rates post-flash droughts across different ecosystems

M Lu, H Sun, L Cheng, S Li, H Qin, S Yi… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Flash droughts, as sub-seasonal phenomenon, are characterized by their rapid onset and
significant impact on terrestrial ecosystems. However, understanding how vegetation …

How land surface characteristics influence the development of flash drought through the drivers of soil moisture and vapor pressure deficit

LEL Lowman, JI Christian… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
As global mean temperature rises, extreme drought events are expected to increasingly
affect regions of the United States that are crucial for agriculture, forestry, and natural …

Evaluation of flash drought under the impact of heat wave events in southwestern Germany

M Wang, L Menzel, S Jiang, L Ren, CY Xu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flash droughts are a recently recognised type of extreme drought defined by the rapid onset
and strong intensification of drought conditions. Our understanding of flash drought …

Re-intensification of flash drought in western China over the past decade: Implications of fluctuating wetting trend

E Zhang, Q Wang, Q Guan, X Yang, H Luo… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate changes and human activities have led to a rise of frequency and intensity of the
global flash droughts, resulting in severe consequences for ecosystems, agriculture, and …

Onset of flash drought based on the WRF in the Poyang Lake Basin of China

C Deng, T Lin, Y Zhuang, Y Zhang, X Guan, L Jiang… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
The occurrence of flash droughts rapidly triggers soil water deficits, easily causing significant
impacts on agricultural production, water resources, and ecosystems. As a critical phase in …

Generative adversarial network for real‐time flash drought monitoring: A deep learning study

E Foroumandi, K Gavahi… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Droughts are among the most devastating natural hazards, occurring in all regions with
different climate conditions. The impacts of droughts result in significant damages annually …

Subseasonal forecast skill of evaporative demand, soil moisture, and flash drought onset from two dynamic models over the contiguous United States

K Lesinger, D Tian, H Wang - Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Flash droughts are rapid developing subseasonal climate extreme events that are
manifested as suddenly decreased soil moisture, driven by increased evaporative demand …

Examining wildfire dynamics using ECOSTRESS data with machine learning approaches: the case of South‐Eastern Australia's black summer

Y Zhu, SB Murugesan, IK Masara… - Remote Sensing in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires are increasing in risk and prevalence. The most destructive wildfires in decades in
Australia occurred in 2019–2020. However, there is still a challenge in developing effective …