Despite the recent prevalence of severe drought, California faces a broadly underappreciated risk of severe floods. Here, we investigate the physical characteristics of …
Societally relevant weather impacts typically result from compound events, which are rare combinations of weather and climate drivers. Focussing on four event types arising from …
J Sun, W Qi, Y Huang, C Xu, W Yang - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wildfire is a sudden and highly destructive natural disaster that poses significant challenges in terms of response and rescue efforts. Influenced by factors such as climate, combustible …
This article provides a stocktake of the adaptation literature between 2013 and 2019 to better understand how adaptation responses affect risk under the particularly challenging …
Escalating wildfire activity in the western United States has accelerated adverse societal impacts. Observed increases in wildfire severity and impacts to communities have diverse …
The recent upsurge in the occurrence of hydroclimatic extremes and their temporal swings has led to severe consequences in many regions around the world. In this study, we …
The potential compounding behaviour of heatwaves and extreme rainfall have important implications for a range of hazards, including wildfires and flooding, yet remain poorly …
Q Wang, J Guo, R Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The pursuit of sustainable development has become a prevalent goal in numerous countries. Therefore, renewable energy development is deemed the prime alternative, as it …
Recent wildfire activity in semi-arid regions like western North America exceeds the range of historical records. High-resolution paleoclimate archives such as stalagmites could …