Jamali et al. (2026) Climate and drought (climate variability, climate changes, future droughts)

Identification

• Journal: Elsevier eBooks
• Year: 2026
• Date: 2026-01-01
• Authors: Mohammad Jamali, Saeid Eslamian
• DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-34205-9.00012-3

Research Groups

Department of Water Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

Short Summary

This introductory chapter defines climate and weather, emphasizing climate's critical role in agriculture, ecosystems, human health, and economies, and highlights the severe impacts of climate change, particularly drought, on global challenges like food security.

Objective

• To introduce the fundamental concepts of climate and weather, explain the significance of climate, and outline the broad implications of climate change, including its role in drought dynamics, food security, and public health.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: General (regional to global implications of climate and climate change).
• Temporal Scale: Long-term (climate refers to "long-term average weather conditions"; "climate change" implies multi-decadal to centennial scales).

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not specified in this introductory text.
• Data sources: Not specified in this introductory text.

Main Results

• This introductory chapter does not present original research results. It discusses established knowledge regarding the impacts of climate change on various sectors.

Contributions

• Provides a foundational understanding of climate and drought, clarifying key definitions and outlining the multifaceted impacts of climate change, thereby setting the context for further detailed discussions on climate variability, changes, and future droughts.

Funding

• Not mentioned in the provided text.

Citation

@article{Jamali2026Climate,
  author = {Jamali, Mohammad and Eslamian, Saeid},
  title = {Climate and drought (climate variability, climate changes, future droughts)},
  journal = {Elsevier eBooks},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1016/b978-0-443-34205-9.00012-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-34205-9.00012-3}
}