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Articles | Volume 29, issue 5
Articles | Volume 29, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-1295-2025
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11 Mar 2025
Research article |  | 11 Mar 2025

Distribution, trends, and drivers of flash droughts in the United Kingdom

Iván Noguera, Jamie Hannaford, and Maliko Tanguy

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The study provides a detailed characterisation of flash drought in the UK for 1969–2021. The spatio-temporal distribution and trends of flash droughts are highly variable, with important regional and seasonal contrasts. In the UK, flash drought development responds primarily to precipitation variability, while the atmospheric evaporative demand plays a secondary role. We also found that the North Atlantic Oscillation is the main circulation pattern controlling flash drought development.
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