Hydrology Research Special Issue on

Flood Catastrophes in a Changing Environment

  Flooding is a natural disaster that causes severe losses and damage across the world. Recent studies indicate that the frequency of flooding might increase under future climate conditions. In addition, human activities such as rapid urbanization and the construction of hydraulic engineering have significantly modified drainage networks, which further promotes flood risk. This is true in many large rivers and lakes, including the Yangtze River in China, and others around the world. Damage arising from flooding attracts serious attention from both governments and local communities.

  This Special Issue of Hydrology Research aimed to provide a forum for researchers and managers to share their research outcomes on floods in typical areas around the world, prior to 2021.

Guest Editors:

Qi Zhang

Zulkifli bin Yusop

Editorial: Flood Catastrophes in a Changing Environment

Qi Zhang; Zulkifli Yusop

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 1-3.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2021.000

Climate change impacts on summer flood frequencies in two mountainous catchments in China and Switzerland

S. Ragettli; X. Tong; G. Zhang; H. Wang; P. Zhang; M. Stähli

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 4-25.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2019.118

Influences of the timing of extreme precipitation on floods in Poyang Lake, China

Xianghu Li; Qi Hu; Rong Wang; Dan Zhang; Qi Zhang

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 26-42.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2021.078

Integrated model projections of climate change impacts on water-level dynamics in the large Poyang Lake (China)

Yunliang Li; Qi Zhang; Hui Tao; Jing Yao

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 43-60.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2019.064

Performance evaluation of potential inland flood management options through a three-way linked hydrodynamic modelling framework for a coastal urban watershed

Mousumi Ghosh; Mohit Prakash Mohanty; Pushpendra Kishore; Subhankar Karmakar

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 61-77.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2020.123

Assessment of land cover resolution impact on flood modeling uncertainty

Jihui Fan; Majid Galoie; Artemis Motamedi; Jing Huang

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 78-90.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2020.043

Sediment clues in flood mitigation: the key to determining the origin, transport, and degree of heavy metal contamination

K. V. Annammala; N. A. Mohamad; D. Sugumaran; L. S. Masilamani; Y. Q. Liang; M. H. Jamal; Z. Yusop; A. R. M. Yusoff; A. Nainar

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 91-106.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2020.119

Geochemistry pollution status and ecotoxicological risk assessment of heavy metals in the Pahang River sediment after the high magnitude of flood event

K. Y. Lim; N. A. Zakaria; K. Y. Foo

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 107-124.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2020.122

Assessment of the community vulnerability to extreme spring floods: the case of the Amga River, central Yakutia, Siberia

N. I. Tananaev; V. A. Efremova; T. N. Gavrilyeva; O. T. Parfenova

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 125-141.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2020.124

Flood damage and risk assessment for urban area in Malaysia

Noor Suraya Romali; Zulkifli Yusop

Hydrology Research  (1st February 2021) 52(1): 142-159.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2020.121