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Extreme seasonal droughts and floods in Amazonia: causes, trends and impacts
(Wiley, 2016)
This paper reviews recent progress in the study and understanding of extreme seasonal events in the Amazon region, focusing on drought and floods. The review includes a history of droughts and floods in the past, in the ...
Drought in Bolivia: the worst in the last 25 years
(American Meteorological Society, 2017-08)
The article reports on the intense drought conditions which affected the center, southern parts and in the southern lowlands of Bolivia which affected during the first part of the year. Discussed is the hydrology of the ...
Effects of the time of drought occurrence within the growing season on growth and survival of Pinus ponderosa seedlings
(Springer, 2014-02)
Key message A drought event during spring produces a stronger and long lasting decrease in growth of ponderosa pine seedlings than a summer drought event. However, survival is not differentially affected. Abstract Although ...
Meteorological drought assessment in north east highlands of Ethiopia
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018)
Extreme Drought in the Brazilian Pantanal in 2019–2020: Characterization, Causes, and Impacts
(2021-02-23)
The Pantanal region in South America is one of the world's largest wetlands. Since 2019, the Pantanal has suffered a prolonged drought that has spelled disaster for the region, and subsequent fires have engulfed hundreds ...
Spatio-temporal patterns of the 2010-2015 extreme hydrological drought across the Central Andes, Argentina
(MDPI, 2017-08)
During the period 2010-2015, the semi-arid Central Andes in Argentina (CAA) experienced one of the most severe and long-lasting hydrological droughts on record. Since the snowmelt is the most important source of water, the ...
Extreme drought has limited effects on soil seed bank composition in desert grasslands
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2021-10)
Question: Does climate change affect vegetation and seed bank composition in desert grasslands?. Location: Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. Methods: Vegetation and seed bank species composition were ...
Climate variability and extreme drought in the upper Solimões River (western Amazon Basin): understanding the exceptional 2010 drought
(American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2011-07)
This work provides an initial overview of climate features and their related hydrological impacts during the recent extreme droughts (1995, 1998, 2005 and 2010) in the upper Solimões River (western Amazon), using comprehensive ...
Extreme drought affects visitation and seed set in a plant species in the central Chilean Andes heavily dependent on hummingbird pollination
(MDPI, 2020)
Rising temperatures and increasing drought in Mediterranean-type climate areas are expected to affect plant-pollinator interactions, especially in plant species with specialised pollination. Central Chile experienced a ...