Climate Aridity under Changing Conditions and Implications for the Agricultural Sector: Italy as a Case Study

Table 1

Classification of aridity index (AI).

Aridity Index (AI) values	Climate classification
AI < 0.05	Hyper-arid
0.05 < AI < 0.2	Arid
0.2 < AI < 0.5	Semi-arid
0.5 < AI < 0.65	Dry sub-humid
0.65 < AI > 0.75	Humid
AI > 0.75	Hyper-humid