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  Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change

Pokhrel, Y., Felfelani, F., Satoh, Y., Boulange, J., Burek, P., Gädeke, A., Gerten, D., Gosling, S. N., Grillakis, M., Gudmundsson, L., Hanasaki, N., Kim, H., Koutroulis, A., Liu, J., Papadimitriou, L., Schewe, J., Müller Schmied, H., Stacke, T., Telteu, C.-E., Thiery, W., Veldkamp, T., Zhao, F., Wada, Y. (2021): Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change. - Nature Climate Change, 11, 3, 226-233.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00972-w

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Pokhrel, Yadu1, Author
Felfelani, Farshid1, Author
Satoh, Yusuke1, Author
Boulange, Julien1, Author
Burek, Peter1, Author
Gädeke, Anne2, Author              
Gerten, Dieter2, Author              
Gosling, Simon N.1, Author
Grillakis, Manolis1, Author
Gudmundsson, Lukas1, Author
Hanasaki, Naota1, Author
Kim, Hyungjun1, Author
Koutroulis, Aristeidis1, Author
Liu, Junguo1, Author
Papadimitriou, Lamprini1, Author
Schewe, Jacob2, Author              
Müller Schmied, Hannes1, Author
Stacke, Tobias1, Author
Telteu, Camelia-Eliza1, Author
Thiery, Wim1, Author
Veldkamp, Ted1, AuthorZhao, Fang1, AuthorWada, Yoshihide1, Author more..
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 Abstract: Terrestrial water storage (TWS) modulates the hydrological cycle and is a key determinant of water availability and an indicator of drought. While historical TWS variations have been increasingly studied, future changes in TWS and the linkages to droughts remain unexamined. Here, using ensemble hydrological simulations, we show that climate change could reduce TWS in many regions, especially those in the Southern Hemisphere. Strong inter-ensemble agreement indicates high confidence in the projected changes that are driven primarily by climate forcing rather than land and water management activities. Declines in TWS translate to increases in future droughts. By the late twenty-first century, the global land area and population in extreme-to-exceptional TWS drought could more than double, each increasing from 3% during 1976–2005 to 7% and 8%, respectively. Our findings highlight the importance of climate change mitigation to avoid adverse TWS impacts and increased droughts, and the need for improved water resource management and adaptation.

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 Dates: 2020-11-242021-01-112021-03-24
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-00972-w
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Working Group: Hydroclimatic Risks
PIKDOMAIN: RD2 - Climate Resilience
PIKDOMAIN: RD1 - Earth System Analysis
PIKDOMAIN: RD3 - Transformation Pathways
Organisational keyword: RD2 - Climate Resilience
Organisational keyword: RD1 - Earth System Analysis
Organisational keyword: RD3 - Transformation Pathways
Research topic keyword: Climate impacts
Research topic keyword: Extremes
Research topic keyword: Freshwater
Regional keyword: Global
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Title: Nature Climate Change
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 11 (3) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 226 - 233 Identifier: CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/140414
Publisher: Nature