The area surrounding the Po River, known as the Po Valley, provides a central contribution
in the economy of Italy and is highly devoted to agriculture. Recently it has been hit by …

The exacerbation of floods and the extension of droughts, attributed to climate change and
human-induced factors, are posing a substantial risk to communities by causing water …

The formation and concentration of liquid water (LW) in the snowpack constitute key
processes linking snow and runoff. Hence, the LW content of the snowpack represents a …

Increasing water withdrawals and changes in land cover/use are critically altering surface
water bodies, often causing a noticeable reduction in their area. Such anthropogenic …

Northern Italy is a historically water abundant region. However, it was struck by a major
meteorological drought recently, which caused many damages to agriculture and other …