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This project investigates the mechanisms behind drought formation and intensification, utilizing both in situ and satellite data. It aims to enhance understanding of land-atmosphere interactions and improve drought forecasting, which is crucial for agriculture and water management.
Droughts cause agricultural loss, forest mortality and drinking water scarcity.
Their predicted increase in recurrence and intensity poses serious threats to future global food security.
Several historically unprecedented droughts have already occurred over the last decade in Europe, Australia and the USA.
The cost of the ongoing Californian drought is estimated to be about US$3 billion.
Still today, the knowledge of how droughts start and evolve remains limited, and so does the understanding of…
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