Journal article
Severe climate-induced water shortage and extremes in Crete
Abstract
Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on the hydrologic cycle, creating changes in freshwater resources. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that, as a result, floods and prolonged droughts will take place at increasingly frequent periods. The Mediterranean has been described as one of the main climate change “hot-spots”, with recent simulations showing a collective picture of substantial drying and …
Authors
Tsanis IK; Koutroulis AG; Daliakopoulos IN; Jacob D
Journal
Climatic Change, Vol. 106, No. 4, pp. 667–677
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2011
DOI
10.1007/s10584-011-0048-2
ISSN
0165-0009