Flash floods: why are more of them devastating the world’s driest regions?

Jie Yin, Yao Gao, Ruishan Chen, Dapeng Yu, Robert Wilby, Nigel Wright, Yong Ge, Jeremy Bricker, Huili Gong and Mingfu Guan ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 615, issue 7951, 212-215

Abstract: Shifting weather, changing settlement patterns and a lack of preparedness mean that dryland areas are most at risk from flooding. Researchers need to focus on data collection, early-warning systems, flood protection and more.

Keywords: Environmental sciences; Hydrology; Climate change; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-00626-9

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