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Drought assessment has been outpaced by climate change: empirical arguments for a paradigm shift

Authors :
Zachary H. Hoylman
R. Kyle Bocinsky
Kelsey G. Jencso
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Climate has changed over the last century, yet this change is seldom accounted for in drought assessment. This study quantifies drought bias due to climate change and suggests adjustment to align monitoring with contemporary risk.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.76b9b34f8fb740988bc40cd74fbb120c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30316-5