Reports Outline Climate Change Study Results from Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University (Drought Analysis for the Seyhan Basin with Vegetation Indices and Comparison with Meteorological Different Indices): Climate Change

2022 MAY 10 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on climate change. According to news originating from Alanya, Turkey, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Various drought indices have been developed to monitor drought, which is a result of climate change, and mitigate its adverse effects on water resources, especially in agriculture.”

The news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University: “Vegetation indices determined by remote sensing were examined by many recent studies and shed light on drought risk management. In the current study, one of the 25 drainage basins in Turkey-the Seyhan Basin, located in the south of the country-was investigated. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Vegetation Condition Index (VCI) are the most widely used vegetation indices and are very useful because they give results only based on satellite images. This study examined the Seyhan Basin using satellite data in which the vegetation transformation occurring due to the decline of agricultural and forest areas was seen. An increase in drought frequency was detected in the Seyhan Basin using the NDVI and VCI indices and compared with different indices. The results obtained revealed that climate change and drought is increasing with a linear uptrend.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “It is recommended that decision-makers take the necessary measures by considering the drought risk maps. Long-term drought management plans should also be prepared and implemented.”

For more information on this research see: Drought Analysis for the Seyhan Basin with Vegetation Indices and Comparison with Meteorological Different Indices. Sustainability, 2022,14(4464):4464. (Sustainability - http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability). The publisher for Sustainability is MDPI AG.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084464.

Our news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Mehmet Dikici, Department of Civil Engineering, Kestel Campus, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Alanya 07945, Turkey.

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