International Centre for Environmental Monitoring
CIMA Research Foundation is a research organization concerned with the study, prediction and prevention of climate change-related hazards such as floods, forest fires, droughts, and loss of terrestrial and marine biodiversity.
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From different experiences to a shared strategy between Italy and France: the Yellow Book on Drought
The increasing frequency and intensity of drought events across the Mediterranean region make it necessary to move beyond an approach based solely on emergency response and towards systems capable of
Most of the phenomena driving the most severe impacts on territories unfold extremely rapidly. Soil saturation after hours of persistent rainfall. Snowpacks changing structure within a single day. Moisture-laden air
Drought is one of the most complex phenomena to interpret within forecasting systems. Not because of the difficulty in detecting its physical signal, but because of the distance separating that
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