The impact of climate change on the hydrology of the western region of Libya

Abstract

Extreme climate phenomena have become evident at the global and regional levels, its impact on the hydrological cycle. In this methodology, which was in the western region of Libya, it was found that the surface runoff for the year 2023 for the month of February from the 21st to the 24th is very weak compared to the year 2024, which was noticeable and reached 2-4 kg m^-2 during the days 21 and 22 and the beginning of the day 23, and this change is shown in the difference between the two years, and then decreases on the days 23 and 24, and also when taking the average and the maximum and minimum values ​​and the anomaly, it was found that there is no change in the year 2023 and that the change in 2024, where the quantities are higher, and it results in the river discharge and was evident on the days 22 and 23 and reached 390.3, 422 m³ s^-1, and an increase in soil moisture at the three levels and reached 0.15-0.35 m³. m^-3.