Urban areas are experiencing excessive heating. Addressing the heat is a challenging but essential task where not only engineering and climatic knowledge matters but also a deep understanding of social and economic dimensions. ...

The evolving international economic instability and international trade relationship demand a nation to move towards a self-reliant integrated system at a sub-national scale to address the growing human needs. Given India's ...

Pakistan suffered from severe floods in the past, but in August 2022, the country experienced exceptional extreme rainfall events that caused widespread and catastrophic flooding. The 2022 flood affected all aspects of ...

Shields dimensionless shear stress has been widely used in the field of fluvial hydraulics for the stability of mobile bed channels. Some researchers have suggested an alternative, the Movability Number, which includes ...

An accurate streamflow forecast is vital for flood prediction and early warning systems. Notwithstanding the rising frequency and intensity of floods during the summer monsoon season in India, efforts to examine the utility ...

The present study uses a laboratory scale experimental model and an analytical model to study the steady flow at a breached levee. Flow past a zero height side weir is considered for the purpose. Water surface elevation ...

We propose a chemo-thermal-mechanical model that considers phase transition phenomena, heat generation due to chemical reactions and mechanical deformations, and finite strain elasto-plastic behavior. We implement this ...

Irrigation has a considerable influence on land surface energy and water budgets. Irrigation-related processes influence energy partitioning, planetary boundary layer, land surface temperature, evapotranspiration, and ...

Irrigation accounts for ~70% of global freshwater withdrawals and ~90% of consumptive water use, driving myriad Earth system impacts. In this Review, we summarize how irrigation currently impacts key components of the Earth ...

Flash drought, characterized by unusually rapid drying, can have substantial impact on many socioeconomic sectors, particularly agriculture. However, potential changes to flash drought risk in a warming climate remain ...