Multi Breach GLOF Hazard and Exposure Analysis of Birendra Lake in the Manaslu Region of Nepal
Available online 12 March 2025
Recent climate change has resulted in the shrinkage of glaciers and the expansion of the glacial lakes in the Himalayas, thereby increasing the risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). GLOFs from...
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A GIS-based flood hazard mapping in The Alsen St./Irma Lee Community Village in the Louisiana state of USA
Available online 11 March 2025
Flooding poses a significant threat to the Alsen St / Irma Lee Community Village in East Baton Rouge Parish, driven by its low-lying terrain, complex hydrological dynamics, and inadequate drainage systems....
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Escalating Risks and Impacts of Rainfall-Induced Geohazards
Available online 10 March 2025
The increasing impact of climate change has significantly intensified the frequency and severity of rainfall-induced geohazards, posing substantial threats to public safety and economic stability. Between...
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Exploring the Dynamics of Extreme Rainfall in the Cauvery River Basin, Southern India: Spatio-Temporal Insights and Adaptive Strategies
Available online 10 March 2025
Understanding the complexity of severe climatic events holds immense significance for policymakers and local communities in the Indian subcontinent, which is heavily reliant on agriculture. This study...
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Assessing coastal exposure to Sea Level Rise: a coupled approach of qualitative modeling and spatial autocorrelation analysis
Available online 10 March 2025
Coastal areas are essential for maintaining diverse ecosystems and providing key resources for human populations. However, Climate Change (CC) is a major driver of Sea Level Rise (SLR), manifesting...
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Geometry and Late Quaternary Slip Rate of the Tuolai Shan-Hala Hu Segment of the Haiyuan Fault, northeastern Tibetan Plateau
Available online 7 March 2025
The location and long-term slip rate of active faults are key to elucidating regional deformation distribution and seismicity. The Haiyuan fault zone is an important left-lateral strike-slip fault zone...
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Assessment of Three Satellite Precipitation Products for Hydrological Studies in a Data-Scarce Context: Ouarzazate Basin, Southern Morocco
Available online 28 February 2025
Arid and semi-arid regions, such as southern Morocco, face challenges due to limited precipitation data availability, posing significant obstacles for climate and hydrological studies. To bridge this...
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Drought Trends and Challenges in the MENA Region: A Systematic Review
Available online 26 February 2025
Drought is a multifaceted and destructive climatic event that profoundly affects ecosystems and human populations, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, known for its arid environment...
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Quantifying the Level of Erosion-Induced Hazard on Riverbank
Available online 23 February 2025
One of the most damaging and costly geoengineering hazards is riverbank erosion. This study aims to comprehensively determining and mapping hazard Levels of the riverbank subjected to erosion, along...
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Lightweight CNN model for Automatic Detection and Depth Estimation of Subsurface Voids Using GPR B-scan Data
Available online 19 February 2025
Subsurface cavities pose significant risks, including structural instability, safety hazards, and environmental damage. Early detection of these cavities is crucial to prevent material losses and protect...
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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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