Bagyong Kristine (TS Trami) in Bicol, Philippines: Flood Risk Forecasting, Disaster Risk Preparedness Predictions and Lived Experiences through Machine Learning (ML), Econometrics, and Hermeneutic Analysis
Available online 10 February 2025
This work was conducted just two days after the onslaught of Bagyong Kristine (TS Trami) in October 2024 that flooded the Bicol Region, Philippines. We combined quantitative approaches (machine learning...
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Emergent groups and the informal digital emergent response to Hurricane Florence in the United States
Available online 6 February 2025
Our study presents a thematic analysis of 1,582 posts from five digital emergent Facebook groups during Hurricane Florence, affecting North and South Carolina in the United States in 2018. We pose four...
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Report on the 2024 Annual Academic Conference of the Committee on Earthquake Hazard Chain, Seismological Society of China,6–9 December 2024, Shanghai, China
Available online 6 February 2025
The 2024 Annual Academic Conference of the Committee on Earthquake Hazard Chain, Seismological Society of China was successfully convened at Tongji University in Shanghai from December 6 to 9, 2024....
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Flood Risk Assessment of the Kosi River Basin in North Bihar using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data and AHP approach
Available online 4 February 2025
Flood is a recurrent destructive natural calamity in the Kosi River Basin (KRB) in north Bihar in India. Geospatial modelling of these recurrent floods becomes imperative for effective disaster management....
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Current Understanding and Uncertainties Associated with Climate Change and the Impact on Slope Stability: A Systematic literature review
Available online 3 February 2025
This study provides a systematic literature review on the current understanding and uncertainties related to climate change and its impact on slope stability, a critical issue in civil engineering and...
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Multi-hazard vulnerability of code non-conforming RC buildings under earthquake followed by cascading landslide
Available online 2 February 2025
Earthquakes can trigger landslides in unstable slopes leading to a sequence of loading in structures. Although seismic vulnerability and landslide vulnerability are considered in many analyses, cascading...
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Comprehensive Flood Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping for the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia
Available online 30 January 2025
The Awash River Basin is increasingly susceptible to significant flood risks driven by a complex interplay of hydrometeorological and socio-environmental factors, which have detrimental effects on local...
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Advances in earthquake and cascading disasters
Available online 23 January 2025
Earthquakes and cascading disasters have garnered increasing attention. The 2023 Annual Academic Conference of the Committee on Earthquake Hazard Chain, the Seismological Society of China, was successfully...
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Earth Observation Data-Based Assessment of the Impacts of June 2024 Flooding in Sylhet Division of Bangladesh
Available online 20 January 2025
The Sylhet division, located in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, experienced severe flooding in June 2024, forcing thousands to seek shelter. The flooding occurred in two phases: the first following...
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Early Warning Systems in Climate Risk Management: Roles and Implementations in Eradicating Barriers and Overcoming Challenges
Available online 14 January 2025
Early Warning Systems (EWS) are essential tools for alleviating the effects of natural hazards, particularly floods, cyclones, and droughts, by giving early warnings and actionable information. Currently,...
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Machine Learning Reveals Lithology and Soil as Critical Parameters in Landslide Susceptibility for Petrópolis (Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil)
Available online 14 January 2025
Petrópolis, located in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is frequently impacted by severe landslides, exacerbated by intense rainfall, steep topography, and unregulated urban growth....
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Heat Wave Adaptation Strategies among Informal Workers in an Urban Setting: A Study in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Available online 11 January 2025
With the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves globally, studying the adaptation strategies of informal workers, who constitute a significant and vulnerable segment of Dhaka's urban population,...
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The Shirur landslide of July 2024 triggered by intense rainfall and unchecked development
Available online 10 January 2025
On the morning of July 16, 2024, a significant landslide occurred in Shirur of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India. The landslide claimed seven lives, leaving one person missing and severely disrupting...
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Potential laharic risks associated with the Millennium Eruption products of Tianchi volcano, NE China.
Available online 4 January 2025
Tianchi volcano has experienced continuous eruptions, including the Millennium Eruption (ME) event that produced a volcanic explosivity index of 6-7 in approximately 946 CE, which is among the most...
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FLOOD HAZARD ZONES PREDICTION USING MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED GEOSPATIAL APPROACH IN LOWER NIGER RIVER BASIN, NIGERIA
Available online 3 January 2025
Flooding has had devastating impacts on lives and properties over the years, caused as a result of climate change, rapid population growth, urbanization, and poor urban planning. The recurring events...
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Specific impacts of climate change on the hydrological patterns and land use dynamics in the Arghandab River Basin, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Available online 3 January 2025
Changes in rainfall patterns and warming temperatures brought on by greenhouse gas emissions have significant impact on the global hydrological cycle. The deteriorating physical properties of river...
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Bivariate landslide susceptibility analysis for parts of Kumaon Himalayas: A case study of Nainital town and its surroundings, India
Available online 2 January 2025
Landslides are viewed as a persistent problem in the Nainital and Almora districts of Kumaon Himalayas, since long. In this region, landslides have not only caused damage to property and life, but also...
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Advances in the study of natural disasters induced by the "23.7" extreme rainfall event in North China
Available online 2 January 2025
The article compiles and summarizes research on the natural disasters triggered by the "23.7" extreme rainfall in North China, utilizing the VOSViewer (Visualization of Similarities viewer) software...
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Surface creep differences and affecting factor along the Xianshuihe Fault Zone in response to the Wenchuan and Lushan earthquakes
Available online 1 January 2025
As the southwest and southeast boundaries of the Bayan Har block, the Xianshuihe Fault Zone (XSHFZ) and the Longmenshan Fault Zone (LMSFZ) are likely to be intrinsically related in terms of tectonic...
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Disaster, risk and crises in tourism and hospitality field: A pathway toward tourism and hospitality management framework for resilience and recovery process
December 2024
This study aims to review the documents in disasters, risk and crises to produce a generic model for developing a holistic framework in the tourism and hospitality industry. This study uses bibliometric...
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Susceptibility analysis of glacier debris flow by investigating glacier changes based on remote sensing imagery and deep learning: A case study
December 2024
Glacier debris flow is becoming increasingly severe as global warming intensifies. To minimize the catastrophic losses caused by glacier debris flow, it is essential to analyze the susceptibility of...
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Urban stormwater management under various runoff conditions for Arba Minch town of southern Ethiopia
December 2024
Ineffective urban stormwater management causes increased surface runoff, and impacts on infrastructure and human life. However, urban stormwater condition is not quantified in Arba Minch area, which...
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The aspects of food security and subsistence systems of climate-induced Hazards affected coastal people in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
December 2024
Climate change-induced hazards and environmental change pose great threats and vulnerabilities to the livelihoods and food security of forest-dependent coastal people in Bangladesh. Moreover, the recent...
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Cultural adaptation in the era of climate change: An ethnographic study on the resilience of indigenous people at Chittagong Hill Tracts area in Bangladesh
December 2024
Climate change has gained global recognition as one of the most urgent challenges in recent decades. Many indigenous people attempt to overcome great challenges in their lives by adhering to their cultural...
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Sustainable flood hazard mapping with GLOF: A Google Earth Engine approach
December 2024
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Google Earth Engine (GEE) in mapping floods and their aftermath, focusing on the recent event caused by cloud burst rainfall and glacial lake outburst flood...
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