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Comparative study of SPI and SPEI drought indices for meteorological drought assessment in Mauritius

Jàmbá
Drought is a global issue affecting many countries, including Mauritius, which is vulnerable to this natural hazard. This study compares two robust drought indices: the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) and its variant the Standardised Precipitation
Vimal Mungul, Manta D. Nowbuth
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Drought Detection over Papua New Guinea Using Satellite-Derived Products

Remote Sensing, 2020
This study evaluates the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) Space-based Weather and Climate Extremes Monitoring (SWCEM) Demonstration Project precipitation products over Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Zhi-Weng Chua, Yuriy Kuleshov, Andrew B. Watkins   +2 more
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Challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle [PDF]

, 2014
Human influences have likely already impacted the large-scale water cycle but natural variability and observational uncertainty are substantial.
Ackerley, Adler, Aiguo Dai, Allan, Allan, Allan, Allan, Allen, Allen, Andreas Becker, Arakawa, Arnell, Balan Sarojini, Beck, Becker, Beena Balan Sarojini, Bengtsson, Berg, Berry, Berry, Bindoff, Bintanja, Blyth, Bony, Chadwick, Chang, Chou, Chou, Chung, Chunlei Liu, Collins, Dai, Dai, Dai, Dai, Dai, Dai, David Easterling, Debbie Polson, Dee, Demory, Deser, Donat, Dong, Durack, Durack, Durack, Elizabeth J. Kendon, Emanuel, Emily Black, Field, Flato, Fowler, Freeland, Funk, Gabriele C. Hegerl, George J. Huffman, Greve, Groisman, Gu, Gu, Guo, Harris, Hartmann, Hayley J. Fowler, Haywood, Hegerl, Hegerl, Held, Huffman, Hwang, Iles, Johns, Josey, Joshi, Kate M. Willett, Kendon, Kendon, Kenyon, Kevin E. Trenberth, Kharin, Kidd, Kitoh, Kundzewicz, Lambert, Lau, Laura J. Wilcox, Lazo, Leibensperger, Lenderink, Levy, Levy, Liepert, Liu, Liu, Liu, Lu, Maidment, Manabe, Mark New, Marvel, McVicar, Meehl, Meehl, Menne, Michelson, Min, Min, Ming, Morice, Nikolaos Skliris, Osborn, O’Gorman, O’Gorman, Pall, Paul J. Durack, Pendergrass, Pendergrass, Peter A. Stott, Peterson, Peterson, Peterson, Phillip A. Arkin, Pier-Luigi Vidale, Pierce, Polson, Polson, Polson, Rawlins, Richard P. Allan, Richter, Robert Marsh, Robin S. Chadwick, Rotstayn, Rotstayn, Rotstayn, Santer, Santer, Scheff, Scheff, Schubert, Seager, Seidel, Sherwood, Shindell, Simmons, Skliris, Stott, Stott, Strachan, Susan E. Wijffels, Sánchez-Lugo, Taylor, Terray, Timothy J. Osborn, Trenberth, Trenberth, Trenberth, Trenberth, Trenberth, Trenberth, Trenberth, Trenberth, Utsumi, Vecchi, Vicente-Serrano, Wan, Westra, Westra, Wilcox, Willett, Willett, Willett, Willett, William J. Ingram, Winterrath, Winterrath, World Water Assessment Program, Wu, Wu, Xie, Xie, Xuebin Zhang, Yin, Yu, Yu, Zelinka, Zhang, Zhang, Zhao, Zolina   +190 more
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Climate Change Risks and Customer Concentration: Evidence From US‐Listed Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While prior studies have investigated climate risks in supply chains, customer ESG pressures, and shared climate exposure, this paper is, to the best of our knowledge, the first to provide direct empirical evidence on the relationship between climate change risks and firms' customer concentration.
Thi Thuy Trang Nguyen, Eric Owusu Boahen, Cuong Nguyen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drought and food security prediction from NOAA new generation of operational satellites

Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk, 2019
Nearly, a quarter of the world’s population does not have enough food for normal living and nearly 1 billion people become hungry every year. One of the reasons for undernourishment and hunger is drought, which reduces agricultural production leading to ...
Felix Kogan, Wei Guo, Wenze Yang
doaj   +1 more source

The Drought Monitor [PDF]

, 2002
There is a need for improved drought monitoring and assessment methods in the United States. Drought is the most costly natural disaster [Federal Emergency Management Agancy (FEMA 1995; Wilhite 2000)], but it is often neglected by developers of ...
Angel, Jim, Gleason, Karin, Hayes, Mike, Heim, Richard, LeComte, Doug, Miskus, David, Palecki, Mike, Rippey, Brad, Stephens, Scott, Stooksbury, David, Svoboda, Mark D., Tinker, Rich   +11 more
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Company Location, Business Environment and Digital Maturity as Drivers of Environmental Innovation in Business

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas, Juan Herrera‐Ballesteros, Pedro Mota Veiga, Rui Silva Rodrigues   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Application of Carbon Dots in Crops for Sustainable Agriculture

ChemistryEurope, EarlyView.
Carbon dots serve as versatile nanoagents across the crop life cycle. They promote plant growth and photosynthesis, enhance resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses, aid in postharvest preservation, and enable sensitive detection of contaminants.
Xue Li, Lei Jin, Gurpreet Singh Selopal, Federico Rosei, Jinhua Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability Assessment of indicators for integrated water resources management [PDF]

, 2017
The scientific community strongly recommends the adoption of indicators for the evaluation and monitoring of progress towards sustainable development. Furthermore, international organizations consider that indicators are powerful decision-making tools ...
Botero, V, Figueroa, A, Morató Farreras, Jordi, Peixoto, H, Pires Carneiro, Álex, Zuluaga, L   +5 more
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Reuse of Water as Part of a Water Sustainability Strategy: Experiences of Germany and Poland

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wastewater can provide an alternative supply of scarce water resources, particularly for operations that do not require high‐quality water. The uptake in wastewater usage is likely to be driven by a combination of public and private sector actors via internal actions and external collaborations.
Jonathan Morris, T. Bartosz Kalinowski, Piotr C. Sosnowski, Katarzyna Paweska, Agata Rudnicka, Serena Caucci   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source